Instead of celebrating the genocide of indigenous peoples, Cambridge will join numerous other communities who will mourn those who were exterminated and celebrate the descendants of those who survived his aftermath
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Columbus’s Real Legacy: The Brutal Disparities Suffered By Native Americans
Every year, the country celebrates Columbus Day and the “discovery” of America. But Columbus’s brutal treatment of the people already here is his real legacy, which lingers today.
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For Indigenous People’s Day, we’re reposting some of our best coverage on indigenous communitie
Why These Cities Are Dropping ‘Columbus Day’ For ‘Indigenous People’s Day’
Every year on the second Monday of October, millions of Americans get a day off from work in honor of Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of America in 1492. The day is always a controversial one, as it glorifies a man who launched a large-scale genocide and European colonization.
