Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples' Day? The Debate Rages On

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Columbus Day celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas (Credit: Dioscoro Puebla / Public domain/Wikipedia.org)

Columbus Day, which is commemorated annually on the second Monday in October, has been a US federal holiday since 1934. However, the celebration, honoring Christopher Columbus's arrival to the Americas, has always been somewhat controversial due to the European settlers' brutal treatment of the Native American people. It has also been argued that the indigenous people had already "discovered" America by the time Columbus landed on the Bahamian island he named San Salvador on October 12, 1492.

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  • muhosyfe-160250579156
    muhosyfe-1602505791565년 이상
    i feel like it should be indigenos people day becouse christopher killed many andegionus people and clamed he discovered america
    • pajydura-160250579108
      pajydura-1602505791085년 이상
      i think Columbus Day should be changed to Indigenous Peoples Day because Indigenous people wher on America first
      • supoboja-160250579114
        supoboja-1602505791145년 이상
        I think that it should be renamed to indigenous people day because Christopher Columbus is not the real one that discovered the real people that discovered America was the indigenous people. And Christopher Columbus treated them horribly and killed the indigenous people, and then he just gets rewarded by his own day. So I think that Christopher Columbus day should be renamed to indigenous people day.
        • rycuhygy-160250579110
          rycuhygy-1602505791105년 이상
          I think that changing cloubus day to indigenous people day is a great idea there shooed be like a book about it but from there perspective it there inset one yet
          • videlysu-160250579097
            videlysu-1602505790975년 이상
            I think indigenous people day suold be a day because technically Columbus did not actually find the land first the indigenous people did, so Columbus should not be rewarded with a day.because he did not find the land first.
            • fumunola-160250579176
              fumunola-1602505791765년 이상
              I believe that we should stop celebrating Columbus day and start celebrating indigenous people's day because indigenous people already discovered America. Also, Columbus came on there land and treated them badly we could at least honor them with there own special day.
              • panojegu-160250579171
                panojegu-1602505791715년 이상
                I think that it shouldn't be called Christopher Columbus Day because Christopher Columbus wasn't the first person to discover America they were already indigenous people there so I think it should be called indigenous people day.
                • linopico-160250579170
                  linopico-1602505791705년 이상
                  I agree I don't think Christopher Columbus would have a day because he didn't really find America First the indigenous people did that's why I think indigenous people should get a day instead of him because they found America not him indigenous people should get their own day called indigenous people day.
                  • merajifu-160250579111
                    merajifu-1602505791115년 이상
                    I think Indigenous people day is great because some people should have there own thoughts and thinking so people should allow having Indigenes people day. It is not running Italian peoples thinking it is just other people's thoughts. And plus Columbus was very offensive to the people who originally lived on the Island that Columbus said "he found" but The natives were there first. He treated slaves very poorly he took them from some of there own families and there home that they love. In conclusion, Columbus and Columbus's day is a total fraud.
                    • gehedusy-160250579101
                      gehedusy-1602505791015년 이상
                      Yes, I think they should do not do Christopher Columbus Day. he took their land. and they welcome him to their home with trust. and he just did all of that.
                      • gehedusy-160250579101
                        gehedusy-1602505791015년 이상
                        so yes they should do Indigenous People’s day!

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