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Indian Country Today Media Network

On May 30, the public is welcome to attend a discussion on the Sainthood of Junipero Serra and the real history of California missions hosted by the Barbareño Chumash Tribal ’Iyalmuwič Council and The American Indian Movement of Southern California.

The two organizations have brought together some of the Native community’s most notable academics and leaders to lead two panels at The Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara at 1535 Santa Barbara St., in Santa Barbara, California.

The first panel begins at 9:30 a.m. and will discuss the International Ramifications of Canonization. According to a release about the event, the canonization will affect the entire Western Hemisphere, and this panel will expose the iconic California Mission system, which has long been held by the Catholic Church as a golden era storyline. The second panel will be held at 1 p.m. and will discuss Catholics…