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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

They do it before everything from sports to classical music where I am.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

do they explicitly thank the tribe in the prayer?

i know they're trying, but it's kind of ridiculous.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

It's not actually a prayer, just an acknowledgement. But yes.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

i think i'm kind of superimposing the prayers and acknowledgements because (1) the last one i was at was at a church and it was kind of both, (2) i'm a church musician and when all you've got is a hammer, and (3) like, statesia. prayers. you know.

one of my grandfathers was one of the kids stolen from his tribe (fuck if we know which one) by the mormons as part of their Indian Placement Program (theologically they wanted to turn the natives white. don't get me started). so like, i don't want to sear all white people with the same brand, but like, sometimes the acknowledgements feel like a bandaid. okay most of the time.

all i know is it fucked up my grandfather something terrible