Columbus Day renamed 'Indigenous Peoples Day' in Minneapolis

[DemonGeminiX]

Christopher Columbus might have sailed the ocean blue in 1492, but he will no longer have a holiday in his name in Minneapolis.

​"The Minneapolis City Council voted to, as some would say, set the record straight. Their unanimous vote renames Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day."

A Minneapolis state representative says the new name is an effort to honor Native American culture.

"This would be a day to celebrate our survival as a culturally distinct people despite 500 years of disease, warfare, massacre, displacement and forced assimilation."

This change got a lot of people fired up on social media, though.
One Facebook user wrote: "​No, Minneapolis. It's still Columbus day and I will now celebrate it just out of spite."

Still, there are supporters: "Love, Love Love this... amazing. Love living in MN #progression"

And some who pointed out perhaps both sides have the holiday wrong. "It should be changed to Horrible at Geography Day, since Columbus was about 1/2 a hemisphere off."

And actually, Minneapolis is not the first to modify its observance of the holiday.

"Minneapolis is not the only city to make a move like this. Berkeley did it in the early '90s, and other cities have done it as well. Four states do not recognize Columbus Day, including South Dakota."

Supporters hope Minnesota will join Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon and South Dakota in not recognizing Columbus Day.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/columbus-day-renamed-indigenous-peoples-day-minnea/nfj3c/

[Griffin]

Before I give input here I want to point out that I have a fair amount of so called Native American blood in me.
There are no Indigenous People to the Americas, we are all immigrants. Columbus just happens to be the first documented so get over it.

[deebakes]

shit, this is my state this time :facepalm:

[Loser]

Dee, why did I always think you were from england or some shit?

:lol:

[Hal-9000]

Before I give input here I want to point out that I have a fair amount of so called Native American blood in me.
There are no Indigenous People to the Americas, we are all immigrants. Columbus just happens to be the first documented so get over it.

Agreed. And just where do you Redskins come from?

Do you buy the theory that some northern Asiatics walked across the Bering Straight? If so, how did you all get so big and handsome? And red?

It is perplexing...eyes and nose changes, body size, skin color, physical abilities even...:-k



I'm all for Columbus Day. In truth, there were other sailors who hit the coast of northern Canada and parts of America before Chris did. As mentioned, he gets the nod because of his shitty compass and his one eyed navigator named Winky

[deebakes]

Dee, why did I always think you were from england or some shit?

:lol:

beats me :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

A Minneapolis state representative says the new name is an effort to honor Native American culture.

The make a new holiday instead of changing one that's been around awhile. On my mother's side of my family, my great great great great grandmother is full blooded Iroquois Indian and even though that makes it fairly watered down by the time it gets to me, I still have "Native American" in my bloodline and all this PC bullshit when it comes to this crap pisses me off to no end.


Still, there are supporters: "Love, Love Love this... amazing. Love living in MN #progression"

These are the people that need to be shot on sight