The Columbus Day Debate
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The second Monday in October has traditionally been known as Columbus Day in honor of the Italian explorer's "discovery" of the Americas on October 12, 1492. However, the US federal holiday, which will be celebrated on October 11 this year, has always been controversial due to the European settlers' cruel treatment of the Native American people.
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girllly12약 3년I think Columbus day should NOT be celebrated.- girllly12약 3년I don't celebrate that anyway.
- cherrypotato1약 3년indigenous peoples day would make sense but I've been used to Columbus day my whole life I do like how I can get out of school but also after reading this article I've now realized what columbus day is and what it means to people.
snowflake20013년 이상I am in the green. I don't celebrate this holiday . But at least I have school off 😁
techfashion03153년 이상I lean toward Indigenous People's Day, personally.
lucassinclair4년 이하I think Columbus Day should be celebrated instead of Indigenous Peoples day. think that because Columbus discovered America and I don't want to erase history
100letters2년 이상No, he did not discover America. When he arrived in this “new world,” he thought he was in India. Then, Columbus massacred indigenous people, thinking that these people were “Indians.” The indigenous people were the original inhabitants of the Americas,
susboyanimekid3년 이하He literally didn't and their is evidence but go off I guess🙄😑- girllly12약 3년It's not erasing history It's just that he wasn't the first to find America and he treated the indigenous population really cruelly.
- 100letters2년 이상Exactly!
mimi2약 3년ya it is not so i agree
metallica19913년 이상Columbus didn't discover america people were already living there before he came.
chihiroxhaku303년 이상He wasn't the first person here though. He was the first white person, but not the first person.- girllly12약 3년True(very true)
- yume3년 이상i thought the vikings were the first white people no?
mamoudubah4년 이하i will pick indigenous cause the native americans were the first people to have feet on this land until colombus came he ruin it
kammeo4년 이하I don't celebrate this
nauen4년 이하awesome!
jahjah4044년 이하cool
minecrafter684년 이하i dont really mess with this stuff BUT! i do think it should be indigenous not colombus l