How has it effected you, positively and/or negatively?
2007-02-07 10:08:33 · 5 answers · asked by germaine_87313 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was a program started by the Mormon church that sent Native American children to live with white Mormon families for the school year.
More details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Placement_Program
2007-02-07 10:19:23 · update #1
I don't have personal experience, but the parents of a Mormon friend of mine participated by taking in a young Native American boy for several years. I think it was only 3 or 4 years while he went to High School. The two girls (my friend and her sister) were adopted into the family about the time that he came to live with them. My friend also has an older brother (the only biological child of the family) that was a year or two older than their foster brother. To hear their side of it, it was great. They all drew to be pretty close while he was there. Then when he graduated High School, he left and they've only seen him once or twice since then. I think they all agreed that while it was nice to have him there, he had his own family and they were not trying to take the place of that family, just be friends with him while he went to High School. It reminded me a lot of what I've heard about the semester abroad program - except this was until he got his HS diploma.
2007-02-08 08:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the Mormon placement program?
Edit: Oh... Thanks. My sister is LDS and she adopted a little native girl. After two years they took her back to the Res. That gal is grown now and still calls my sister mom and hangs with the family. Her life on the res was not good... her life with the mormons was... that's what I saw.
2007-02-07 10:11:43 · answer #2 · answered by Ũniνέгsäl Рдnтsthέisт™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have several friends who actually were adopted through that, if that's what you were talking about (I know it was a Mormon thing and that they were Native Americans adopted). It was positive for them. They're healthy, happy individuals. They told me that their (natural) parents had always been drunk and even abusive. So for them it was definitely a positive thing. I don't know about for others, though. I don't know much either way except for the individuals who I know.
2007-02-07 10:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by Laurel W 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You know, I am LDS (or Mormon) and I'm not quite sure what you're asking about here. Are you talking about the employment programs? I haven't really used them, I mean, I met with our ward employment specialists and he helped me sharpen up my resume and interview skills, but I did have to find the job myself (again, not sure if that's what you're referring to).
2007-02-07 10:17:05 · answer #4 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple of years ago Utah basketball team was good. And there star player had to serve his two years. The team went down hill. That was a bit negative
2007-02-07 10:13:53 · answer #5 · answered by TULSA 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋