November marks Native American Heritage Month — a time not just for remembrance but for recognition. It’s a time to celebrate who we are today: sovereign nations, community leaders, innovators, and veterans who continue to shape this country’s story in profound ways.

As classrooms across America revisit Native history, we have an opportunity — and a responsibility — to move beyond the outdated narratives that paint Native people as part of the past. Native Americans are not relics of history; we are the co-authors of it.

From the earliest days of the Republic, tribal nations stood shoulder to shoulder with the Founders of the United States. The Oneida and Tuscarora nations didn’t simply observe the Revolutionary War — they fought beside George Washington’s army at Valley Forge. That warr

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