Overview

• Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on California Native American Day to address educational gaps.
• The curriculum will cover Native American experiences during Spanish colonization and the California gold rush.
• The state Department of Education must consult with tribes when updating history and social studies frameworks after January 2025.
• Assemblymember James C. Ramos, the first Native American lawmaker in California, authored the bill to correct historical misrepresentations.
• Newsom also signed 10 additional measures to support tribal needs and issued a state apology in 2019 for historical violence against Native Americans.