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Complaints against the Wolf Point School District include unequal treatment of Native students, bullying and even staff members using racial slurs. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating the claims. The Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux Tribes filed a complaint with the help of the Montana American Civil Liberties Union. We’ll learn more with some of those involved with the case.
Guests:
Lillian Alvernaz (Dakota/Nakoda Indigenous) – justice legal fellow at American Civil Liberties Union of Montana
Angeline Cheek (Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux Tribes) – grassroots community organizer
Louella Douglas Contreras (Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux Tribes) – mother of three children in Wolf Point schools
Meg Singer (Navajo) – Indigenous justice program manager for ACLU of Montana
Break Music: In My Heart (song) Alex Smith (artist) Rain in July – Native American Vocal Harmony (album)
