A new state law will require public schools to incorporate Native American mistreatment into the Spanish Colonization and California Gold Rush curricula. The state Department of Education will consult ...

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law requiring public schools to teach students about Spanish colonization ...

Sacramento State officially announced Native American College ... curriculum about the genocide of California’s Native populations during the Gold Rush era from an Indigenous perspective.

AND TODAY, HUNDREDS GATHERED FOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN PARADE IN SACRAMENTO ... OUR ANCESTORS PRIOR TO THE GOLD RUSH AND THE EPIDEMICS AND SETTLEMENT, LIVED ALONG THESE RIVERS AND THRIVED ALONG ...

The arrival of each holiday season in the U.S. brings the inevitable retelling, and mistelling, of the “first Thanksgiving.” ...

From the mountains of California to the deserts of Nevada, the American West is full of historic sites dating from the feverish era of the Gold Rush. Experience a fascinating journey into the history ...

A river in California gold country is a destination for any level of adventurer, from those looking for Class V rapids to ...

York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries Amanda Bellows A new lesson plan centers Native American perspectives on the violence of Western ...

The project honors California's Indigenous people and includes new crosswalk designs, murals and street signs.

settlers coming west for the Gold Rush. Today, the region is one of the largest hubs of intertribal Native Americans, with more than 18,000 people who identify as American Indian calling it home.