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Thursday, August 7, 2025
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Is Native history patriotic enough for history class?
Some Native Americans are already bracing for next year’s semiquincentennial with worries about how patriotism might cloud historical accounts from a Native perspective.

Now, the Trump Administration is promoting a program to teach “the first principles of the Founding” in classrooms. The program uses money previously meant to help low-income and underserved students.

It’s part of President Donald Trump’s push to end what he says is the “radical indoctrination” of public school students. Tune in to talk about what’s being done to include Native voices into an accurate accounting of history.

Po'Pay in National Statuary Hall
A statue of Po’Pay, the leader of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt, represents the state of New Mexico in the National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. The statue was created by Cliff Fragua from the Pueblo of Jemez in recognition of the uprising of Pueblo peoples against colonizers from Spain in 1680. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

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