How Native Americans commemorate Columbus Day
For American Indians, Columbus Day is not a typical holiday. They don't celebrate 500 years of being dominated, exploited, enslaved and nearly exterminated by Europeans. But they do celebrate their survival.
Diana King is an enrolled member of the White Earth Indian Nation in northern Minnesota. For the last 12 years, she has taught at the Waubun High School, which is located on a reservation. "Columbus Day is a chance to teach about who we once were, what has become of us since Europeans arrived on our shores and who we are today - a struggling but surviving people," King says.
For American Indians, Columbus Day is not a typical holiday. They don't celebrate 500 years of being dominated, exploited, enslaved and nearly exterminated by Europeans. But they do celebrate their survival.
Diana King is an enrolled member of the White Earth Indian Nation in northern Minnesota. For the last 12 years, she has taught at the Waubun High School, which is located on a reservation. "Columbus Day is a chance to teach about who we once were, what has become of us since Europeans arrived on our shores and who we are today - a struggling but surviving people," King says.
Each October, King creates a bulletin board that illustrates a rich display of indigenous life on the American continents circa 1492.
"One of my favorite displays is on the diversity of food (American Indians) harvested," she says. "From corn, coffee and squash, our foods are now on the world's dinner tables. Columbus and other 'explorers' may have taken our foods and other resources, but I like to look at it as a contribution from indigenous people."
King works closely with teachers at the school, especially in the area of history. "I want teachers to teach more about Indian civilization just like they do with Egyptian or European history," she says. "Our ... history did not begin with Christopher Columbus."
Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2012/10/05/
"One of my favorite displays is on the diversity of food (American Indians) harvested," she says. "From corn, coffee and squash, our foods are now on the world's dinner tables. Columbus and other 'explorers' may have taken our foods and other resources, but I like to look at it as a contribution from indigenous people."
King works closely with teachers at the school, especially in the area of history. "I want teachers to teach more about Indian civilization just like they do with Egyptian or European history," she says. "Our ... history did not begin with Christopher Columbus."
Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2012/10/05/
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