“The response has been unbelievable ... very positive and very touching,” Upton said as he wept during a telephone interview. “Only one man had a conscience enough to come here to ask for forgiveness for what his great grandpa did,” he said. Upton believes that the effects of the massacre can be seen throughout his family tree, which has been plagued by alcoholism, abuse and betrayal. Deeply profound similarities exist between Buddhism and the beliefs of the Lakota people, who pray for “all my relations,” Upton said. We have always been family, every being in the world has always been related from the beginning of time,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times November 08, 2019 16:06 UTC