continue at GBPGThe Catholic Diocese of Green Bay has officially apologized to a Shawano seventh-grader who was punished after using her native Menominee language in the classroom.
Miranda Washinawatok, a student at Sacred Heart Catholic School, said she was reprimanded by a teacher for exchanging phrases used by the Menominee Tribe of Indians with two other girls and was later suspended from playing in a Jan. 19 basketball game.
"Over the course of time that has followed, we have had the opportunity to discuss, and, more importantly, listen to how the incident has brought hard feelings and anger to the Menominee people," said Joseph Bound, director of education for the diocese, in a letter dated Feb. 22.
"The resulting events that transpired were never intentionally grounded in any way that would cause the family and the Menominee Nation to view the Diocese of Green Bay as insensitive to a person of Menominee heritage or any heritage. We wish we could change how that was handled.
"We are keenly aware of the emotions that have come to bear as fallout in this incident."
In case you wanted to read the Fraggle Rock theme in Menominee.
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