Citing ‘violence against California Native Americans,’ Stanford to ax Junipero Serra’s name from ca

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 Citing ‘violence against California Native Americans,’ Stanford to ax Junipero Serra’s name from campus features
Graham Piro - Staff Reporter •September 21, 2018
 

Report recommends renaming for ‘people of all genders and ethnicities’

Stanford University will remove Father Junipero Serra’s name from several high-profile campus features after a committee determined it would be the right thing to do, citing “the mission system’s violence against California Native Americans.”

St. Junipero Serra was a hugely influential Catholic priest who helped found the California mission system. This was arguably his most significant accomplishment. But according to the committee, made up of faculty, students, staff and alumni, it is also his biggest sin, according to the report.

https://www.thecollegefix.com/citing-violence-against-california-native-americans-stanford-to-ax-junipero-serras-name-from-campus-features/