Friday, January 13, 2006


This photograph shows the interior of Saint Paul's Catholic Mission at Kettle Falls, Washington. Oral histories from Native people in this region recount how Catholic missionaries forced people to bury sacred items under the floor of this building.
Copyright © 2006 Barry G. Moses.

2 comments:

Chelle said...

Were the items ever recovered???

Barry Moses (Sulustu) said...

No. I'm sure they desintegrated by now after 150 years.