Indigenous People's Day

In my town, Columbus Day has officially been Indigenous People's Day for several years. The movement to make this change started with students at my school who researched and then advocated for this change first with our school committee and then with our Town Meeting body. 

In an effort to present to my ELL students the story of Columbus from a more socially just point of view, a few years ago I wrote the text I wanted them to read, in a way that facilitated their understanding of it. Today I am excited to share the link to this lesson, just published by Teaching for Change. I hope it comes in handy for those who are teaching about this topic this week or in the future! 

Here's to all the brave and curious critical thinking students out there. Our future depends on you!

​You will find the article/lesson at this link:
 www.teachingforchange.org/teaching-about-tainos-columbus-indigenous