Indigenous Solidarity Day

[ozymandias]

Today, many offices, businesses and classrooms are closed to observe Columbus day, a federal holiday started to celebrate Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas. However, many Americans observe a different holiday. Indigenous Solidarity Day Reclaiming the History of Those Forced to Be Forgotten, often abbreviated to Anti-Columbus Day.

People wanting to “set the record strait on Columbus” and the genocide of many indigenous groups.

Think about what you actually celebrate when you observe “the invasion of the Americas by Columbus.” and his well known practice of cutting the hands off of the indigenous people if they neglected to procure him enough gold for his voyage back to Spain, a practice that would become popular in many of the ensuing colonies after Columbus left.

Columbus is not a hero!

http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinncol1.html

 

[vickie gee]

Attention Hallmark:

Get them cards rolling out and make some $$$. Don't miss the opportunity.

Meanwhile, I took the holiday my employer gave me. Come to think of it, what I used to celebrate was a holiday where the kids had to go to school and I could go start my Christmas shopping and maybe catch some bargains on clothing for the kids. Nowdays, I just enjoy being away from the rat race of work as well as the rat race of shopping (thanks to on-line shopping).

 

[susanne]

 

[vickie gee]

Thanks Suzanne and thank you internet

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[Jill]

Well, I enjoyed the day off and enjoy being an American, every single day of the year

Those who feel they don't deserve what they have on USA soil, since it's ill-begotten, could probably look into donating their real property to Native Americans

 

[ozymandias]

Well, I enjoyed the day off and enjoy being an American, every single day of the year

Those who feel they don't deserve what they have on USA soil, since it's ill-begotten, could probably look into donating their real property to Native Americans

Ill begotten has nothing to do with it...countries have been invaded and taken time and time again. Stuff happens lol. Just setting the record straight on a man who is so "respected" there's a holiday for him.

 

[Jill]

Well, for the record, in OUR Nation,, MANY MORE celebrate the man and the day than do not. As I implied, if you as an American feel you have some part of ground that isn't rightfully yours, you can in fact correct it.

 

[Riverrose28]

I'm Native American, but, I wasn't around during his time! The only thing that i regret is that the Native heritage and culture were taken away, my ancestors were absorbed to survive, and that is OK, but all that they knew was taken away and lost to us the future. I take my grandchildren to pow wows, and we dance, and enjoy, but something is missing, it is our language, our culture has been stripped from us. You can have the land, as it is just land, you can cover it in concrete and build whatever, but it saddens me that our language and our culture is lost. I try really hard to keep it alive and tell my granchildren about their heritage but it is hard when I don't really have the rescourses. I try to instill in my children and granchildren and great grand children to respect all that mother earth has given us, and to respect each other, even if we are no longer living in tribes we must be Americans! We must all get along, and work together for the betterment of our great land, and sometime soon we will be educated in our ways.

 

[vickie gee]

Riverrose, You should plan on heading south to to Tahlequah, Ok some Labor Day weekend for Cherokee National Holiday. I have floated the Ilinois River there 4-5 times but the one that involved that weekend was a blast! They also have an all Indian Rodeo that weekend.