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Updated · Fox News · Jun 26
Minnesota School Board Clerk Sparks Backlash Over June 21 'White Corpses' Cemetery Post
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 26

Minnesota School Board Clerk Sparks Backlash Over June 21 'White Corpses' Cemetery Post

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 26

Summary

  • Chauntyll Allen, clerk of the St. Paul Public Schools board, drew backlash after a June 21 Facebook post said dogs should "piss on the White corpses" in Christian cemeteries instead of on indigenous land.
  • The remark came during a fight over Minneapolis' Minnehaha Off-Leash Dog Park, which the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board voted 8-1 to close by year-end because the site is considered sacred to Dakota tribes.
  • That area includes Mni Owe Sni, or Coldwater Spring, a Traditional Cultural Place where unmarked graves from the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War are believed to exist.
  • St. Paul Public Schools said it was aware of Allen's post but had no further comment; Allen did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
  • Allen already faces federal felony charges tied to a Jan. 18 anti-ICE church invasion in St. Paul, adding to scrutiny of the school board official and Black Lives Matter Twin Cities leader.

Insights

When an official calls for desecrating cemeteries to protect sacred land, who truly benefits from the outrage?
How did a law protecting worship become a tool to charge anti-ICE protesters with federal felonies?