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Are workshops about racial discrimination discriminatory? Elected leaders across the country are proposing laws and classroom changes that aim to weaken instruction about America’s racist past. Instead, they say they want more emphasis on subjects that paint the country in a more favorable, patriotic light. It’s part of the backlash against what is sometimes called “Critical Race Theory,” which some Native scholars point to as a vital piece of fully understanding the ongoing legacy of colonialism.
Guests:
Dr. Melanie Yazzie (Navajo) – co-founder of The Red Nation and assistant professor of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico
Dr. Brenda Child (Red Lake Ojibwe) – Northrop Professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota
Dr. Jeanette Haynes Writer (Cherokee Nation) – professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education at New Mexico State University
Break 1 music: Animal Song (song) Art Napoleon (artist) Mocikan (album)
Break 2 music: We Yaa Naa (song) A Navajo Woman Sings (artist) We’ll Be In Your Mountains, We’ll Be In Your Songs (album)
