Native American students, educators have high hopes for bill mandating their history be taught in Illinois schools
As someone who identifies as Navajo and Choctaw, Nizhoni Ward said her own experiences with what’s taught in Illinois public schools about her ancestry included the classic story of “Columbus sailing the ocean blue” and a first-grade play about the Indians and pilgrims sitting down for a “happy feast after a successful harvest.” “I was actually asked to play an Indian in that play about ...
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