The Feed: Reconsidering Columbus Day – 2014

Do we really want to celebrate a guy who took slaves, massacred native Americans and sanctioned horrific violence as governor?

(Thanks Last Week Tonight!) (Alternate link: http://youtu.be/0rvz_aTY0NE)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus#Accusations_of_tyranny_during_governorship

“8 Myths and Atrocities About Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day” – Vincent Schilling
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/10/14/8-myths-and-atrocities-about-christopher-columbus-and-columbus-day-151653#.VDIkbz6DbiI.twitter

Columbus Day? Think Again – Thom Hartmann
http://www.thomhartmann.com/articles/2004/10/columbus-day-celebration-think-again

Christopher Columbus and the Indians -Howard Zinn http://www.popularresistance.org/columbus-the-indians-and-human-progress/

Examining the reputation of Christopher Columbus – Jack Weatherford
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/Taino/docs/columbus.html

“Is Columbus Day potentially offensive to Native Americans? Why?”
http://www.quora.com/Is-Columbus-Day-potentially-offensive-to-Native-Americans-Why

‘Columbusing‘ = taking credit for discovering something that’s already there: http://firstpeoples.org/wp/what-is-columbusing-and-how-can-we-eliminate-the-stigma-of-columbus-day/  https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Columbusing

http://firstpeoples.org/wp/columbus-day-this-year-were-celebrating-indigenous-leaders-day/

Seattle has passed an ordnance to celebrate “Indigenous Peoples Day“. Sounds like a good start.  http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/10/07/taking-stand-against-racism-and-discrimination-seattle-adopts-indigenous-peoples-day
http://rt.com/usa/194040-seattle-native-columbus-day/

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/12/living/columbus-day-indigenous-people-day/
Below: spelling in error, but the sentiment ain’t bad. 🙂

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