A measure signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday now requires California K-12 students to be taught about the impact on California Native Americans during the Spanish Colonization and Gold Rush Eras in California public schools.
The legislation (AB 1821) was authored by the first and only California Native American elected to the legislature, Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino).
It was one of seven tribal-related measures Newsom approved today on California Native American Day…