Candida Bettinson (Jensen)
My adopted brother Aaron (a Navajo) spent his first 4 years before coming to live with my family, in an Native American boarding school. His treatment there was very cruel and sad. Last time I saw a show about the schools, I ended up with hives all over so badly my eyes were swollen shut. It makes me so angry to think about it.
Aaron is now a very successful social worker in the Salt Lake Valley. I suppose his young past has made him very good at his job, and a good strong man...but it shouldn't have been.
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