Native American Education

Why do we teach history?

"So we don't repeat the past," is probably what popped into your head.

By that logic, if we're teaching history correctly, then we should never make the same mistake twice.

And yet, some headlines today look all too familiar.

What does this say about the state of our history education?

Today's episode is part 1 of a series in which Cassidy, and Native American historian Eric Hemenway, aim to dissect the state of Native American history education.

Why do we know what we know, and why don't we know what we don't know?

In today's episode, they start at the beginning, in the one-room schoolhouse where Eric began his educational career. Tune in to hear about Eric's early schooling in the small community of Cross Village, and how his relationship with education changed after transferring into a much larger public school.

For videos of the beautiful one-room schoolhouse (and the adorable Sammy), check out our Instagram @michigistory

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