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“Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.”

White Christians denounced Apache cultural practices as "satanic". Not the 19th century: this is 21st-century Arizona.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/jun/24/apache-students-school-reservation

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They took part in Apache ceremonies. Their schools expelled them for satanic activities

Educators on the Fort Apache Reservation have repeatedly condemned teens for participating in a sacred dance. It follows a pattern of Christian discipline begun more than a century ago

The Guardian