From the moment Squid Game drops its first masked soldier onto the screen, the symbols on their faces demand attention. Circle, triangle, and square. They’re simple, geometric, and eerily familiar.

The teacher will explain that Native (or First Peoples) symbols are ways to bring the physical into the spiritual world and that a symbol is an object or action that represents values or traditions.

calling the symbols the “modern calling cards of hate.” The OK gesture, which involves putting your index finger to your thumb to make a circle, then raising your three remaining fingers ...