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California teacher mocks native american12/14/2023 “It was a victory for us, because it does show our voices were heard,” said Dee Dee Manzanares Ybarra, the director of the American Indian Movement‘s Southern California chapter and chair of the Rumšen Am:a Tur:ataj Ohlone tribe, who attended school board meetings with other activists since the video became public.Īny changes to a curriculum should be done with the involvement of tribes who first lived on the land, Valdemar said. North High School was placed on leave while it investigated the incident. The district had previously said the teacher at John W. The teacher has the right to a hearing in front of a state commission and may appeal the decision, which could take up to three years, district spokesperson Diana Meza said. Riverside Unified School District officials would not confirm the identity of the fired teacher. A Riverside high school teacher who was recorded mimicking Native Americans by wearing a faux headdress and chanting during a math lesson in October was fired last week after months of protest, Native American advocates said.Ĭommunity members representing local tribes and some from out of state spoke at last week’s Riverside school board meeting and cheered when the board announced that an unnamed employee had been fired after a 4-1 vote in closed session.
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