🌎 Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Today we honor the original stewards of this land — the Indigenous nations whose histories, languages, and knowledge systems shaped the continent long before there were schools, borders, or governments.

As advocates for truth in education, we recognize that a truly secular, inclusive public school system must teach accurate history — not myth, not erasure.

That means acknowledging colonization, forced assimilation, and the boarding school systems that sought to silence Native children’s languages, faiths, and identities — often under the guise of “moral” or “religious” instruction.

Our work to keep public schools free from religious indoctrination is part of a broader fight for educational spaces that respect every child’s right to think freely, to learn the truth, and to be treated with dignity.

Let this day be a reminder:
📚 Education must tell the whole story.
🧭 Justice begins with honesty.
🌿 Respect for Indigenous sovereignty and voices is not symbolic — it’s essential.

Visibility, truth, and sovereignty — that’s how we honor this day.

To center Indigenous voices today, we encourage you to learn directly from Native-led organizations like IllumiNative, NDNCollective, and Native Organizers Alliance

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