SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 For Johnny Hernandez Jr., vice chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in Southern California, it was difficult as a kid growing up around San Bernardino to hear two different accounts of the histories of Indigenous peoples in the state. One account came from his elders and was based on their lived experiences, and another came from his teachers at school and glossed over decades of mistreatment Native American people faced. \u201cYou have your family, but then you have the people you\u2019re supposed to respect \u2014 teachers and the administration,\u201d he said. \u201cAs a kid \u2014 I\u2019ll speak for myself \u2014 it is confusing to \u2026 know who\u2019s telling the truth.\u201d Now a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday… <\/p>\n
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 For Johnny Hernandez Jr., vice chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in Southern California, it was difficult as a kid growing up around San Bernardino to hear two different accounts of the histories of Indigenous peoples in the state. One account came from his elders and was based on their lived experiences, and another came from his teachers at school and glossed over decades of mistreatment Native American people faced. \u201cYou have your family, but then you have the people you\u2019re supposed to respect \u2014 teachers and the administration,\u201d he said. \u201cAs a kid \u2014 I\u2019ll speak for myself \u2014 it is confusing to \u2026 know who\u2019s telling the truth.\u201d Now a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday... <\/p>\n