“It all started with Columbus. That is why the movement to rename Oct. 12 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and urging inclusion of the Doctrine of Discovery in public education curricula, is so important as part of broader work towards sovereignty, self-determination and full justice for native peoples.”
Why indigenous peoples are right to be offended by Columbus Day. Op-ed in the New York Daily News by American Indian Law Alliance President Betty Lyons (Onondaga Nation) and Ben Geboe (Yankton Sioux), interim executive director of the American Indian Community House.
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