Definitely a step in the right direction. Since 1937, the - TopicsExpress



          

Definitely a step in the right direction. Since 1937, the federal government has celebrated the day Christopher Columbus allegedly discovered whats now known as the Americas. This is a problem not only in that it ignores the millions of indigenous people whod already lived here for centuries, but also the legacy of disease, theft and murder Europeans subsequently left in the so-called New World. Many have criticized the holiday as a celebration of this violence. The introduction of Indigenous Peoples Day represents a step toward rectification:
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:36:58 +0000

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