SLU Relocates Controversial Statue of Priest and Native Americans

St. Louis University has moved a controversial sculpture from outside a residence hall to inside a museum in response to criticism from faculty and students who say the work reinforces the idea of white supremacy. The sculpture, by an unknown artist, is named “Where the Rivers Meet.” It depicts Jesuit missionary Pierre-Jean De Smet on an elevated platform above two Native Americans, in what could be construed as an attempt to convert them to Christianity.