*[Enwl-eng] This Thanksgiving, let's stop the false history lessons about Native Americans

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The lies we share about Thanksgiving are hurting people. Every Year, Millions of Children are Taught Lies About the History of Thanksgiving. It's Time to Change That.      Sign Now        For many kids in the U.S. enrolled in K-12, Thanksgiving is the only time during the school year where they learn about Native American history. Yet for decades, Indigenous people have been calling attention to the wildly ignorant and inaccurate stories that are taught to school children about the history of the United States.   Sign now to demand: Improve indigenous history education now!   Educational curriculums across the U.S. vary widely. In the best case scenarios, students are offered an incomplete depiction of historical events. In the worst case examples, students are encouraged to engage in offensive cultural appropriation -- think construction paper headdresses and mocking chants -- and are taught widely-debunked myths about the kindness the pilgrims displayed to the "indians." Both are inaccurate and shameful. These stories not only erase the violent history of settler colonialism in the United States, they also fail to teach children about the vibrant cultures of our country's native people who still exist today.   Tell U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona: we demand better curriculum standards! Improve indigenous history education now!   Thank you, Kelsey Care2 Petitions Team P.S. The only way to move our country forward is to properly educate our children -- and make sure we reckon with all of our nation's history, not just some of it. Sign the petition!      Sign Now

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