Comments on: Reconsidering Columbus Day http://lawiscool.com/2009/10/12/reconsidering-columbus-day/?nucrss=1 The law school blog and podcast from Canada Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kt D http://lawiscool.com/2009/10/12/reconsidering-columbus-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6894 Kt D Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:47:50 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=2112#comment-6894 The contention over Columbus Day in the United States has been going on for awhile. I think the nationally-recognized holiday is finally losing its significance. Many people see the celebration of such a man--one who honestly killed multiple indigenous peoples, destroyed their cultures and took over their land--as problematic and even offensive to those with indigenous backgrounds. It is essentially a celebration of the white man's violent imperialism, and many no longer want to participate. There is an interesting video on all of this at newsy.com. The video highlights a few different perspectives on the issue and cites various sources. It's worth watching/commenting on if you have a few minutes: http://www.newsy.com/videos/columbus_day_changes_over_time The contention over Columbus Day in the United States has been going on for awhile. I think the nationally-recognized holiday is finally losing its significance. Many people see the celebration of such a man–one who honestly killed multiple indigenous peoples, destroyed their cultures and took over their land–as problematic and even offensive to those with indigenous backgrounds. It is essentially a celebration of the white man’s violent imperialism, and many no longer want to participate.
There is an interesting video on all of this at newsy.com. The video highlights a few different perspectives on the issue and cites various sources. It’s worth watching/commenting on if you have a few minutes:

http://www.newsy.com/videos/columbus_day_changes_over_time

]]> By: Mike Licht http://lawiscool.com/2009/10/12/reconsidering-columbus-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6882 Mike Licht Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:59:44 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=2112#comment-6882 Today is "<a href="http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-5-1.2" rel="nofollow">Native American Day</a>" in South Dakota. Discovered: <a href="http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/columbus-day/" rel="nofollow">New painting of Columbus</a>. <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/4003383301_7d358d425a.jpg" alt="Columbus Day" /> Today is “Native American Day” in South Dakota.

Discovered: New painting of Columbus.
Columbus Day

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