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Date Posted: 15:00:35 10/21/05 Fri
Author: Jennifer
Subject: Re: Holidays
In reply to: Cathleen 's message, "Holidays" on 04:58:36 10/13/05 Thu

>Well, another Columbus Day has passed! I never have
>cared to celebrate the day and therefore have never
>given much thought about how appropriate it's
>recognition as a holiday is! Honestly, it is just a
>free day off school or work! That has changed this
>year as a direct result of reading several post on
>this site.
>
>Throughout Monday, my thoughts kept wondering back to
>old history lessons taught all those years ago in
>school. The more I thought about how history had been
>twisted, the more disturbed I became. Should we teach
>about Columbus? Yes, we should, but as an explorer
>who travelled farther than anyone in his world had
>previously...Not for having discovered a place that
>was already inhabited!
>
>There was something else that bothered me as well. No
>matter how hard I tried, I could not think of one
>single holiday celebrating Native American
>contributions. This really bothers me since I live in
>Calif. and we celebrate everything...Cinco de Mayo,
>African American history month, Kwansaa, and St.
>Patricks Day! These are some of the holidays that we
>recognize at the state or federal level in an effort
>to increase appreciation and acknowledge the
>contributions of differant ethnic groups. Can anyone
>tell me...Is there a holiday on any calender, state or
>federal, which celebrates the many contributions of
>native cultures as a whole?
>
>If there is such a holiday, I would really like to
>know about it and if not, than it's creation is sadly
>overdue!
You may want to check out petitions.com they have an extensive amount of petitions relating to native american issues.

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