Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples' Day? The Debate Continues
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Columbus Day, which honors the Italian explorer's October 12, 1492, arrival to the Americas, has been a US federal holiday since 1971. However, the holiday, marked annually on the second Monday of October (October 10th this year), has always been controversial. Many believe that the European settlers' mistreatment of the Native American people is not a cause for celebration.
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- everettbeans3년 이하The indiguos people were already there
- wajurilymako3년 이하Columbus came and killed a bunch a Native Americans we should celebrate the native americans
- dogecoine3년 이하That's history. You can't compare a guy in the 15th century to modern standards. The purpose of Columbus' voyage was not to kill natives. He was also a symbol of hope for many Europeans and gave their sons and grandsons a chance to start a better life in the New World.
- giovanni1233년 이하I agree with the person below me that says it should be voted on by each state.
- 5h1v3r3년 이하Honestly I feel as if it should be voted on by each state, And whatever the outcome it is it shouldnt matter.
- aosgood3년 이하I live in Illinois and it should be called indigenous peoples day.
- nrosgood3년 이하I strongly agree because I am your sister.
- pukajyku-1665067931863년 이하No we are not calling it Colombus day. Indidues peoples day is much better.
- nrosgood3년 이하Agreed.
- trickyhacker333년 이하He didn't even step on North america . . . Just and opinion, but i don't get why we used to fawn over colombus so much about him "discovering"(more like torturing and looting and stealing.☹)
- nrosgood3년 이하Your right
- ghosted3년 이하I say indigenous day bc Columbus made the natives suffer so much it should of been indigenous day long before this
- vanessa5약 3년Columbus was terrible to the Natives. Discovery Day or Native Americans Day should be the name
- sjlafev약 3년Honestly, I think that we should just celebrate both. (It would be nice to have two days off instead of one too)
- nrosgood3년 이하I think people should celebrate either they chose, but I think we should celebrate Indigenous peoples day. I believe this because Columbus never stepped on America, plus he harmed the native people and took them captive then made them work as slaves against their will. Honestly, I would hate that.( so would everybody I know)