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Just read that Seattle exchanged Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples Day. This makes so much sense to me. It is simply a switching of lenses from those who arrived on the boats thinking they had discovered something new, to the people who already lived here in this land who had to deal with new, unexpected, possibly unwanted visitors. Christopher Columbus should be celebrated for sailing beyond the edge of his fears, but that is about all. When it comes to a federal holiday about what is important on this continent, we have a whole lot more to consider.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 01:54:30 +0000

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