4 Reasons to Teach Indigenous History in Schools

<p>There is a problem of system in this country.</p> <p>Regardless of what people think and how they vote &mdash; the US was created for a system that does not work for the majority of its population.</p> <p>Our grade schools have taught a version of US History that censors Indigenous presence to the point of&nbsp;<a href="https://automaticorder.medium.com/condoning-genocide-the-psychological-effects-of-racist-generations-on-indigenous-peoples-fdc6e3b52f57" rel="noopener">reducing it to a figment</a>&nbsp;of the imagination.</p> <p>A&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1533&amp;context=caps_thes_all" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">2012 study</a>&nbsp;showed that US Indigenous students who do not learn Indigenous History suffer a higher rate of mental illness, severe depression, and less interest in education.</p> <p><a href="https://aninjusticemag.com/4-reasons-to-teach-indigenous-history-in-schools-72f0c4edc1d7"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>