SaysWho? Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 President Biden signs proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples' Day WWW.TODAY.COM The day will be observed Oct. 11, along with Columbus Day. Quote The day will be observed Oct. 11, along with Columbus Day, which is established by Congress. While Native Americans have campaigned for years for local and national days in recognition of the country's indigenous peoples, Biden's announcement appeared to catch many by surprise. “This was completely unexpected. Even though we've been talking about it and wanting it for so long," said Hillary Kempenich, an artist and member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. In 2019, she and other tribal members successfully campaigned for her town of Grand Forks, N.D., to replace Columbus Day with a day recognizing Native peoples. “I'm kind of overwhelmed with joy,” said Kempenich. She was waiting Friday afternoon for her eighth-grade daughter, who grew up challenging teachers' depictions of Columbus, to come home from school so Kempenich could share the news. Quote “Today, we also acknowledge the painful history of wrongs and atrocities that many European explorers inflicted on Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities,” Biden wrote. “It is a measure of our greatness as a Nation that we do not seek to bury these shameful episodes of our past — that we face them honestly, we bring them to the light, and we do all we can to address them.” 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Thanks old white man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Officially @Commissar SFLUFAN's most hated day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 A reminder that there is a team in Atlanta called the Braves and in 2021 their fans are still doing faux Indian chants while “tomahawk chopping” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iculus Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, sblfilms said: A reminder that there is a team in Atlanta called the Braves and in 2021 their fans are still doing faux Indian chants while “tomahawk chopping” Thanks Deion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, sblfilms said: A reminder that there is a team in Atlanta called the Braves and in 2021 their fans are still doing faux Indian chants while “tomahawk chopping” Yeah I'm surprised the Chiefs and Braves have managed to skate by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyphoidHater Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 SOOOOOOO........now that the native American demographic is covered, can we please do something for other people without throwing our hands up at Manchin/Sinema??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, sblfilms said: A reminder that there is a team in Atlanta called the Braves and in 2021 their fans are still doing faux Indian chants while “tomahawk chopping” Thanks Joebama? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, sblfilms said: A reminder that there is a team in Atlanta called the Braves and in 2021 their fans are still doing faux Indian chants while “tomahawk chopping” Well hopefully they'll get eliminated soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Even the bloody Spanish crown considered Columbus to be too much of a monster to be in charge of a colony: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 24 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Even the bloody Spanish crown considered Columbus to be too much of a monster to be in charge of a colony: As I said in the other thread, none of that should even matter since he was a monster to the people he raped and enslaved. Even if you ignore that other Europeans thought he was a monster, I don't understand why the opinions of the enslaved shouldn't don't count. I mean, I do, because not white, but nobody is ever willing to voice why their feelings shouldn't count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 10 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: As I said in the other thread, none of that should even matter since he was a monster to the people he raped and enslaved. Even if you ignore that other Europeans thought he was a monster, I don't understand why the opinions of the enslaved shouldn't don't count. I mean, I do, because not white, but nobody is ever willing to voice why their feelings shouldn't count. It doesn't and shouldn't matter in the least. However, it's necessary to incessantly and unrelentingly smash this counter-argument in the faces of the swine who go on and on about "judging historical figures by today's moral standards". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 The was a post in one of the local groups saying Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day. Which was removed by the mods and replace with Happy Columbus Day with commenting instantly turned off. Parent's are pissed that kids didn't get the day off school here for Columbus Day (instead state agencies get Nevada Day off instead of Columbus Day, which was something that was passed during the previous Governor's term so years ago now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 3 hours ago, sblfilms said: A reminder that there is a team in Atlanta called the Braves and in 2021 their fans are still doing faux Indian chants while “tomahawk chopping” *went to FSU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 FSU’s relationship with the Seminole tribe is basically the only good way to do Native American imagery in sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I don’t get why Italians celebrate Columbus when there are better Italians out there, like these guys: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 6 hours ago, MarSolo said: I don’t get why Italians celebrate Columbus when there are better Italians out there, like these guys: Italian Americans would side with the Goombas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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