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Washington Unified celebrates Indigenous People's Day and installs Native heritage shadow boxes
Summary
At its Oct. 23 meeting, Washington Unified marked Indigenous People's Day with student and tribal presentations, installation of Native heritage 'shadow boxes' at district sites and a public reading of a land acknowledgement tied to Patwin stewardship of the Sacramento Valley.
Washington Unified School District opened its Oct. 23 board meeting with an Indigenous People's Day program that included a cultural prayer song, presentations about a Native American Heritage shadowbox project, and a public recitation of the district land acknowledgement.
J. Marie Flores, director of the district’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, said the shadowbox project is embedded in the district strategic plan’s equity and whole‑child pillars and that…
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