A new law requires California students to learn Native American history in a way that includes the mistreatment and perspectives of tribal members.

They took their toll. Historian and author Benjamin Madley observes that between 1845 and 1870, California’s Native American population “plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000.

California governor Gavin Newsom addressed the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis & banned Native American slurs in K-12 schools.

Native American News The brutal story behind California’s new Native American genocide education law Published: Oct. 16, 2024, 8:39 a.m.