In many places, especially in Indigenous communities, Columbus Day or Discovererʻs Day is being replaced with Indigenous Peoplesʻ Day. If we look at the background of "Columbus Day" or "Discovererʻs Day", if we really know and understand our histories, we can see that the observance is really a colonial erasure of Indigenous people, history and knowledge. Letʻs look at who are the real discoverers as we look at who we are as Indigenous people.
In many places, especially in Indigenous communities, Columbus Day or Discovererʻs Day is being replaced with Indigenous Peoplesʻ Day. If we look at the background of "Columbus Day" or "Discovererʻs Day", if we really know and understand our histories, we can see that the observance is really a colonial erasure of Indigenous people, history and knowledge. Letʻs look at who are the real discoverers as we look at who we are as Indigenous people.