Happy Indigenous People's Day!

 

Indigenous People's Day (also known as Native American Day) is a holiday celebrated in various localities in the United States, begun as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day. The purpose of the day is to promote Native American Culture and commemorate the history of Native American peoples. Indigenous People's Day is usually held on the second Monday of October, coinciding with federal observance of Columbus Day. ~ I love Wikipedia :) For the full story click here or here

 

If you grew up in a normal public school like I did, you may want to read this article from a few years ago... "Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery" They told us about Hitler because we were far removed from any blame, but I guess we just want to turn a blind eye on the fact that Columbus was comparable.

 

I'd say the selling of 9 & 10 year old girls into sexual slavery (not to mention that he was the first slave trader in the Americas), burning natives alive, wiping out an entire population of natives estimated at 3 million people and killing babies for dog food shouldn't make him a hero with a national holiday named after him.

 

But hey, what do I know...