Understanding the Challenges Native Americans Face in Public Schools

Our guests tell us that in the eyes of many Americans, Native Americans no longer exist. in this episode, we take a look at the challenges Native Americans face in our public school.

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Mandy Smoker Broaddus is a member of the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. She works for Education Northwest as a practice expert in Indian education and previously served as the Director of Indian education for the state of Montana.Gregg Castro has worked to preserve his cultural heritage for a quarter of a century as a writer and activist. He is the Society for California Archaeology’s Native American Programs Committee Chair and an adviser with the California Indian Conference and California Indian History Curriculum Coalition.