Essay On History Should Be Taught In Schools

Ultimately, there needs to be more done to address the problems that Native Americans have faced and continue to face to this day. There need to be changes made in how history is taught in schools. Every aspect of history should be taught, not just the Americanized version of history. There is a popular quote that states that “History is written by the victors”. This is shown to be true throughout all of history, including now, in American classrooms, when certain parts of history are edited or omitted in order to make America look as perfect as possible. Also, Native American culture should be included in schools. There are a lot of cultures that are taught about in schools, but most of the time, Native American culture gets left out, even when there are Native American students in the classroom. By including their culture, these students would hopefully have a better sense of identity, as well as more pride in their culture. …show more content…
In theory, this would give Native Americans the opportunity to voice their opinions, and fight for what they believe. It would also hopefully be easier for them to gain support for their issues, such as the Dakota Access Pipeline, where attention was only brought to it when large numbers of people, including celebrities, stood by the Native Americans to protest. Giving the Native Americans a stronger voice also means that people should stop calling them Indians and call them Native Americans, or First Nations people. By using the names that they prefer, it shows them that they are respected and listened to. For too long Native Americans have been stripped of their voice and been left unable to act in the face of prejudice and hate. It is about time that something was done to change