Teaching the Truth of the California Missions: Transforming Classrooms, Museums, and State Parks

Telling and Teaching the Truth of the California Missions Conference, August 27th, 2021.



“Centering Stories: Teaching about California Missions from an Indigenous Perspective” Dr. Renya K. Ramirez (UCSC Anthropology, Ho-Chunk/Ojibwe); Dr. Daisy Martin, UCSC Director of History and Civics Project, Education Department; Dr. Judith A. Scott (Cherokee/Tsalagi, ᏣᎳᎩ), Professor, UCSC Education Department; Charley Brooks, PhD Candidate UCSC Education, Graduate Student Researcher, The History and Civics Project


“California Missions in the California Indian History Curriculum,” Gregg Castro (t’rowt’raahl Salinan/Rumsien & Ramaytush Ohlone),Culture Director of the Rumaytush Ohlone, Advisor, California Indian History Curriculum Coalition


“Decolonizing California Mission Museums and Monuments”, Dr. Amy Lonetree (Ho-Chunk), author of Decolonizing Museums, Associate Professor, Department of History, UCSC