Fernando Awards Foundation statue.
A silver lining has emerged in the wake of the vandalization of the Native American obelisk at Warner Center Park during last May’s civil unrest: the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians will now hold a seat on the board of directors of the statue’s sponsors, the Fernando Awards Foundation.
“We need to give significance and recognition to the people who started the San Fernando Valley,” said David Honda, a longtime Fernando Awards Foundation director, who told the Business Journal Wednesday that the addition is to be made official Jan. 26 in a board meeting on Zoom.
Nova Scotia missionaries left a lasting legacy on the island of Trinidad
A Nova Scotia missionary helped to educate indentured Indians in Trinidad but created unintended social division in the process.
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Rev. John Morton and others changed the face of education in Trinidad but also created social divisions
Posted: Dec 28, 2020 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 28, 2020
John and Sarah Morton arrived in Trinidad in 1868 to start their mission to indentured Indians.(The Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives [G-93-FC-2])
In 1864, a Presbyterian minister from Nova Scotia arrived in Trinidad and changed the face of education on the island forever. But historians say his legacy isn t entirely positive.