Do you really want to celebrate the legacy of a man who committed heinous crimes against the Indigenous people of the Caribbean and throughout the Americas? Indian governments and the people they represent are requesting that the federal government bring about a National Holiday for Indigenous People to be celebrated by all citizens of America and people around the world.
This holiday would pay tribute to Indian Tribal Leaders to include Alaskan Leaders and Hawaiian Leaders. This holiday would also pay tribute to those that endured the world's longest holocaust and most costly in human lives.
It is further stated that no Indian Government nor its people find reason to celebrate and pay for Columbus Day. Seventeen states do not recognize Columbus Day. The state of South Dakota has changed Columbus day to Native American Day.
This is not just about history. This is still a relevant issue today.
By honoring Columbus with a federal holiday, our government continues to vehemently insult Indigenous People and perpetuates a philosophy of racism and domination.
Please speak up, take a stand, and help eradicate Columbus' name from the federal calendar.
Take the day to honor the people who were really here first by petitioning for a nationally recognized Indigenous holiday.
Take the day to pray for those around the world and right here in our own country who are victims of exploitation and racism.
Please sign the Petition and share the Petition with your Family and Friends. Thank you!
Do you really want to celebrate the legacy of a man who committed heinous crimes against the Indigenous people of the Caribbean and throughout the Americas? Indian governments and the people they represent are requesting that the federal government bring about a National Holiday for Indigenous People to be celebrated by all citizens of America and people around the world.
This holiday would pay tribute to Indian Tribal Leaders to include Alaskan Leaders and Hawaiian Leaders. This holiday would also pay tribute to those that endured the world's longest holocaust and most costly in human lives.
It is further stated that no Indian Government nor its people find reason to celebrate and pay for Columbus Day. Seventeen states do not recognize Columbus Day. The state of South Dakota has changed Columbus day to Native American Day.
This is not just about history. This is still a relevant issue today.
By honoring Columbus with a federal holiday, our government continues to vehemently insult Indigenous People and perpetuates a philosophy of racism and domination.
Please speak up, take a stand, and help eradicate Columbus' name from the federal calendar.
Take the day to honor the people who were really here first by petitioning for a nationally recognized Indigenous holiday.
Take the day to pray for those around the world and right here in our own country who are victims of exploitation and racism.
Please sign the Petition and share the Petition with your Family and Friends. Thank you!
We the undersigned come together before you to request that each of these governing bodies take all necessary action to bring about a Federal Holiday for Native American Elected Leaders, To include Congressional hearings on the racial exclusion of Native Americans in movies, television, sports advertising, music companies, etc.
With the special government to government relationship between the Indian Government of America and the Federal Government it is fitting for the Federal Government to enact this holiday, and conduct Congressional hearings.
Indian governments and the people they represent are requesting that the federal government bring about a National Holiday for Native Americans to be celebrated by all citizens of America and people around the world.
This holiday would pay tribute to Indian Tribal Leaders to include Alaskan Leaders and Hawaiian Leaders. This holiday would also pay tribute to those that endured the world's longest holocaust and most costly in human lives.
It is further stated that no Indian Government nor its people find reason to celebrate and pay for Columbus Day. Seventeen states do not recognize Columbus Day. The state of South Dakota has changed Columbus day to Native American Day.
Therefore be it resolved that the Federal Government should reevaluate Columbus Day by moving it back to its original day the second Wednesday of October and not be a tax paid holiday as is St. Patrick's Day and Octoberfest, and make the second Monday of October a Federal holiday for Native Americans.
The polls we conducted across the country show that the vast majority of Americans prefer changing Columbus Day as to creating a whole new holiday.
It is inappropriate for Indian children and children of America to celebrate Columbus discovering a nation of people and not having a holiday paying tribute to the people of those nations.
10:07 am PST, Nov 19,Robert Standing Bear CRAIG, Arizona
Yes,It is beyond time for this day to be properly recognized. This can also be said about several other national holidays which are also celebrated under false pretences.
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9:21 am PST, Nov 19,Joel Levin, Florida
It the weave of our history every 2 week another language disappears off the face of the earth.... our cultures are based on the spoke word if you dont beleave it try and understand what the impression is of english to the world every important person in ever nation speaks it... or we would be lost.. J. I Levin Charity Architect
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10:22 am PST, Nov 18,Suzanne O'meara, South Africa
especially if they join the Indigenous American people with the wild horses & other abused animals - the environment & horses & animals would find their spirit as well.
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5:52 am PST, Nov 18,Carlo Zucchi, Italy
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1:43 am PST, Nov 18,Maria Simonetta Pavan, Italy
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2:49 pm PST, Nov 17,Patricia Cervantes, Mexico
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1:31 pm PST, Nov 17,Greenthinktank DrMaat, Illinois
I have never allowed my two youngest children to celebrate or study the falsities of Columbus Day. I agree that there should be a recognized day for Native or Indigenous Americans.
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1:17 pm PST, Nov 17,C D Allen, Kentucky
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1:12 pm PST, Nov 17,Luiz Garcia, Texas
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8:26 pm PST, Nov 16,Pami Taylor, Ohio
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6:28 pm PST, Nov 16,Kathleen Robertson, Oklahoma
this should have been done a long time ago, but better late than never, we should have this changed to National Indigenous Day
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5:28 pm PST, Nov 16,Kathy D. Wynecoop, Washington
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4:47 pm PST, Nov 16,Greishi Maria, Puerto Rico
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3:48 pm PST, Nov 16,Dora Kassis, Greece
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3:11 pm PST, Nov 16,Lesley Scott, South Carolina
One of the history books that dealt with facts, not the propaganda we were taught as kids, said : "Compared to Columbus, Hilter was a juvenile delinquent."
The settlers were just about as bad, the horrible way they treated Native Americans, a very kind, cooperative and spiritual people. It was easy for them to destroy the Native American way of life trying to convert them to their"Christian" religious beliefs. I say we NEED an Indigenous People as a federal holiday and celebrated by the whole world.
In one of the books, a settler noticed an "Indian" driving his wagon out of town. He sneared, "What are you doing, working on the Lord's Day?" The Native American simply replied, "Oh, you mean your god only comes to see you once a week? My God is here, with me all of the time."
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2:40 pm PST, Nov 16,Carole BELLEUDY, France
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2:39 pm PST, Nov 16,Nicolas BELLEUDY, France
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2:38 pm PST, Nov 16,Jean-Luc PALAZOTTO, France
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2:37 pm PST, Nov 16,Odile HECKMANN, France
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2:35 pm PST, Nov 16,Marie-Rose HECKMANN, France
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1:57 pm PST, Nov 16,John Hart, Colorado
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1:42 pm PST, Nov 16,Name not displayed, California
A long time coming....
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1:16 pm PST, Nov 16,Michael Elias, New Mexico
I have never been in favor of Columbus day for that simple reason. Let's give them their day.
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12:41 pm PST, Nov 16,Stasa Banic, Slovenia
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2:32 pm PST, Nov 15,Nicolette Ludolphi, Germany
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2:28 pm PST, Nov 15,Clifford Scott, South Carolina
Get the history right for a change. I totally agree with this request. It should be a demand.
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10:31 am PST, Nov 15,Lilith Diamond, Italy
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2:15 am PST, Nov 15,Ralph Xx, Germany
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8:37 pm PST, Nov 14,Henry and Geri Parlin, Maine
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5:37 pm PST, Nov 14,Lura Conner-Castles, Florida
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5:13 pm PST, Nov 14,GABRIELLE MARTIN-NEFF, California
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4:47 pm PST, Nov 14,Shari Gutierrez, California
I'm all for an Indigenous People's Day (First People's Day!) and Columbus truly did begin the genocide of about 60 million people but without real change for Natives living in this country today, it will only be one more representation of the long string of broken promises. Maybe it will awaken non-Indians to the reality of the life of Natives both on and off the reservations and maybe, just maybe, things will get better. I won't hold my breath quite yet.
