I would not oppose Indigenous Day, but I think a day to reflect on everyone would be better, for years I thousht October 12th should be “National Heritage Day”

I’m so sick of this politically correct crap. It’s Columbus Day, get over it and move on.

Columbus Day opponents = anti-American.
You should be ashamed of attending such an event
as a student while reaping the benefits of
Western-Civilization higher education.

I’ll readily admit to being anti-American, but that hardly implies a wholesale reaction of Western civilization.

How about AMERICA Day? Also, screw the hyphen-americans. Do you need to be bombed again?

Columbus Day is here to stay. AJR and others said it best, get over this political correctness @#$% and get on with your lives.

The late Stan Freberg’s “Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America, Vol. 1, The Early Years” was prescient in his skits featuring indigenous Americans. I often wonder if those skits were metaphors for the state of Afro-Americans (or almost any minority) at the time (late 1950s, early 1960s).

1st of all, there should not even BE a Columbus day because he did not discover America…several other explorers from Germany and Italy had already come to “The New World” hundreds of years before he did. Columbus was just fleeing the Spanish Inquisition, he just named the place.

I am sick of the minorities tramping all over the majority. Why do we have months and days devoted to minorities and, yet, days like Independence Day, Memorial Day, or George Washington’s birth go without flare or virtually unnoticed?

We shunted George Washington off onto some idiotic “President’s Day,” for crying out loud, the man was the father of our nation! Sure Martin Luther King Lr. deserves a holiday, but couldn’t we find a day that accommodates Washington too?

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Some of these comments have to be jokes. Really…“The Ghost” “to hell with Indigenous Day, I want days that recognize America and her heritage”…please tell me this is a joke.

Also, “Tyler” wrote: “How about AMERICA Day? Also, screw the hyphen-americans. Do you need to be bombed again?”

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Columbus day should be recognized if not celebrated. The facts of history are that after Columbus’s voyage to the Americas, Europeans colonized North and South America. Although the Vikings may have come to the far Northern Hemisphere, those visitations did not precipitate the colonization of America. To ignore Columbus’s impact would be to ignore the modern existence of America. There is no rationale for identifying indigenous day with the date of Columbus’s voyages, so there is no point in replacing indigenous day with Columbus day. Recognize, discuss, but do not ignore Columbus day.

Every one keeps talking about Columbus and the vikings, arguing who really disciovered America. When you say “discover,” that implies that no one was living here. But that is not the case for the Native Americans have lived in the Americas for thousands of years. Itb would be histprically accurate to say the Vikings or Columbus was the first “European” to discover America. I agree with Veritas, there should be a day dedicated to the indigenous people, as reparations for what we have done to them for the past centuries. But also I don’t think Columbus day should be abolished either. W

A university should put a stop to ignorance.
You can remain ignorant for only so long.
So goodbye to Columbus Day.

Hello to a new America rooted in Indigenous Intellectual Reality!

I do not understand why we would call it “Indigenous Day”. After all, many of these savages, for example—the Anasazi, ate each other. Why would we celebrate this primitive way of life instead of the superior Western civilization? IT just does not make sense.

The negative colonial dominate Ideas will be reflected back to all with negative intentions. Easily is forgotten all treaties broken even those with
George Washington himself in 1789 with the SIx Nations, but those who
do not care about humanity only selfishness will have to live with themselves.
Easily forgotten are the major contributions indigenous people have made, and continue to make, not only to western civilizations but to the world.
We are not minorities you are,cyclical paranquarnquatherimiquaro.

I am not Native American but I grew up on a reservation and saw firsthand what these people went through. Think you have it hard? The Navajo Nation has it worse. Many homes don’t have running water. The land doesn’t grow much. The unemployment rate was 60% BEFORE the recession. Drug abuse, domestic violence, and alcoholism run rampant. All because it’s a sovereign nation, more corrupt than you can imagine. You’d think that you were in a third world country when you’re there. Sure, it’s just a holiday but wake up- there are people in the States who because of circumstance have a glass ceiling in place. Kids ask: “Should I leave to better myself and get an education, or should I stay and take care of my family?” These people aren’t lazy- they’re some of the most genuine, hardworking people I’ve met. And people don’t know that such conditions exist here.

Since it’s a sovereign nation and lots of red tape that go into even building something, nothing gets built- there is very little economic activity as a result. There’s a casino now and it’s doing well, but more needs to be done. I say we eliminate reservations and allow for development in these areas. But I have no say- I can’t vote in their elections because I’m not from their tribe. But I hope the best for these people, and want to go back when I graduate to teach there. That’s the least I can do to help. I have many Native American friends who went off to college and are also coming back. We can all help make things better together.

Damian, YOU are a DORK..
When I read “revisionist” history, I see that the WHITEMAN is more savage than what YOU have stated…try reading Military history for once..
So what’s so good about Western Culture, TA & MU??
I not WHITE and definitely haven’t reaped the benefits given to PEOPLE like YOURSELVES..enlighten me.. :P
As far as popular culture goes, Let me sum it up for YOU, here in ABQ, I see Prostitution, Gambling, Larceny, and rampant crime..just name a few of YOUR people’s vices..Lately these stories have been published in the ABQ. Journal, True?
The point I’m trying to make, Is that IF YOU don’t like Indian’s, then why the HELL did you move here?
HMMM?
I am surprised at your comment, Jean-Luc Picard, seems to me that YOU know first hand hand, how life on the “REZ” is..

Hopefully, The powers that keep “US” down will let the American Indian progress along with the Black, Latino and Asian..
CHANGE is coming, for the American Indian..
bbl

what happened to my last post, editor of the daily lobo?
To graphic for you?
If my comment was deleted b/c of content, then WHY do YOU post those other RACIST comments about Indian people??

Hmmm, WHY?

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Sam,
You should not submit to a cultural authority, you are an individual, free to make your own decisions.

You have clearly displayed how your view of the world is through race colored glasses—a naive and silly way to view your fellow citizens. You have absolutely no idea what my heritage is and ignorantly assume that I have reaped some sort of benefits-you also probably assume that I am white.

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Damian, you go.

Jean-Luc,

I appreciate your reponse and maybe I was a bit hard on you otherwise. I hope that if you do become a teacher, that you take into consideration individualism and ultimate liberty, not to depend on others, and how to self-respect. We need a revolution of thought in this country, and those of your ilk are the first to true change. Teach about the pitfalls of multiculturalism, and the idea that we are each unique. Don’t demonize success, or “the rich”, teach others how to get there.

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I am worried you misunderstood what I said, I was going out to teach the power of the individual and inspire kids to be something greater. Where did you get that I said otherwise? Or were you projecting something else into what I said?

Because frankly I find that quite patronizing.

Sorry, I typed your name in the name field by mistake. The above post was me.

I do indeed find it worrisome that when someone makes a statement based on personal opinion rather than anecdata on here, they’re shoved aside. I am seriously bothered that when I say I want to make a difference in this world, I am shot down by people who think I am a product of this system. Not only is it patronizing, but you’re assuming things about people you have never met because on here, you’re wanting to push your own ideas so much that you ignore the fact that we have things in common- that we have common goals.

I go on here and post my experiences which are relevant and what I want to do, and I am called “naive” or “wrong”. But isn’t going out there and making a difference what we’re supposed to do? Isn’t inspiring people to be great the whole idea? If you got something else from my post, frankly, I don’t know what you’re smoking, and I want some.

Just chromic,

I was not attempting to be patronizing, I have no idea what your ambitions are. I only saw that you wish to be a teacher and want to influence young minds. Most teachers these days are products of the system, they assume that everything “republicans” (who I personally do not care for) say are evil and worship the unions whom tell them how to think—the system—what to teach. I hope that you break these chains and understand that there are new and innovative ways to do things—the old leftist ways are just not working.

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