Posted on 03/03/2007 4:29:59 PM PST by CedarDave
A [NM] House committee has approved two measures that would replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Day.
Rep. Irvin Harrison, D-Gallup, who introduced both a bill (HB 1200) and a nonbinding memorial (HM 27), noted that nearly 200,000 Indian people live in New Mexico and said Indigenous Day "would be the perfect way to honor their contributions, accomplishments, history and culture."
Native students at the University of New Mexico Law School asked Harrison to sponsor the legislation. Many Native Americans have campaigned for Columbus Day to be dropped as a state holiday because it honors Christopher Columbus and is seen as a celebration of the conquest and ensuing bloodshed of native people on this continent.
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This must be what the last days of the Roman Empire was like.
No kidding.
So, they will honour all the critters that were in the Americas before humans migrated to them from Eastern Asia?
Screw Columbus, he stole the title from Lief Ericson. The Norse were here before him but there was nothing worth stealing to make them stay. Columbus never discovered America 1st because it was occupied when he landed here. I've always favored a Crazy Horse Day in lieu of Columbus Day.
"This must be what the last days of the Roman Empire was like."
Without a doubt. It seems that America is constantly looking for ways to divide herself and commit national suicide. It's depressing.
BTW, I know this is very non PC, but the Indians contribution was to be primative, and easy to conquer.
Up next in the Legislature, a bill to change Christmas to Santa Claus Day.
Indigenous Day?
The Indigenous had the Americas for 10,000 years and were still living in tents and wearing animal skins. In 500 years the newcomers replaced them and developed technology that allows us to sit in our heated and lit homes watching reality TV.
Well, OK, forget the reality TV.
Sadly, this will be another excuse to get falling down drunk.
What I found interesting in reading history is that in 1492 India (which Columbus thought he'd reached) was called Hindustan at that time, so, he didn't call the natives he met "Indians" because he thought he was there, but, in writing back to his sponsors he said he met some people who were "in Deos" as in "people in god" ... hence the name "Indeos" or Indian ......
"Rep. Irvin Harrison, D-Gallup, who introduced both a bill (HB 1200) and a nonbinding memorial (HM 27), noted that nearly 200,000 Indian people live in New Mexico and said Indigenous Day ""
Indigenous Day,ha,ha,ha, what do theses people do? stay up nights dreamin up this crap ???
Well, the indigenous did eventually bring about Indian Casinos. About on par with reality TV.
"Indigenous Day,ha,ha,ha, what do theses people do? stay up nights dreamin up this crap ???"
Apparently so.
They'd still be too worried with keeping warm, eating, and fighting off disease and enemy tribes to worry about such pleasantries and extravagances as trying to diss the very people who have ultimately been the source of their freedom and prosperity.
Oh...but I forgot...that's not what this is really about anyway. What it really is about is a bunch of malcontent, left leaning, socialistic, marxistic individuals trying to undercut and water down the American culture of freedom and prosperity that they so hate.
"...their contributions, accomplishments, history and culture."
Which were.............................?
Sorry, most of the weeds out here are from someplace else, too. Like tumbleweeds (Russian thistle) from the Ukraine.
The very condition and environment that allows these people to protest is precisely a result of the chain of eventss that got started with such voyages as Columbus.
In defense of Columbus, he is the guy that got the word going to the rest of Europe. He might not get the title of first guy, but he does deserve recognition.
Oh, and what is the latest on China getting here before Columbus? I remember a guy writing a book on how that subject a few years back.
Although it was not easy, I will grant you that given the technological and social differences, it was inevitable.
They pick at the foundation of this great land hour by hour, day by day, week by week, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthday to presidents day, and now Columbus day to indigenous day. This senator Harrison is dispicable. We are loosing the American identity! These feckless representatives,turncoat,UnAmerican socialists who we vote into office propose silly bills pandering to thier constituancy to bolster thier selfish political base. To insure that they cannot do a life time of damage I say TERM LIMITS!!!!
Well they were very much more successful in eliminating illegal aliens in New Mexico. From 1680 to 1692 the "Pueblo Revolt" succeeded in forcing all Spaniards from Mexico back south to El Paso.
hehehe...exactly. If not for the bbarbarian Europeans [/sarcasm], then these idiots would have no legislature to complain to and would still be living in tents and wearing animal skins and worrying too much about their next meal, surviving disease, and fighting enemy tribes to be worried about such matters anyway.
We don't even NEED scrappleface.
And be the premeire Republic on this planet that attemptes to bring freedom to the other areas of said planet that are still sloshing around in the 14th century. But hey, we should not let that get in the way of a bunch of morons that want to leach off our taxpayer funded safety nets for our less fortunate Citizens and otheres that chant we Americans are "the great satan."
Yea,
Right...
Very, very, very, well said. I think if you really want to put down Columbus as the bringer of evil conquest and bloodshed; you have to be intellectually hones and say you hate American culture and our collection of different people from around the world.
Bullsh*t!
Some folks don't like it.
I think they should go jump in a lake.
Screw Lief Erickson, the Sa'ami were here before the Norse, and certainly before the Asiatics who crossed over on the Bering landbridge.
OK, that'll work. Please excuse my disrespect.
It was sarcasm...
I figured someone would shoot down my sarcastic theory! sheesh! :o)
The liberals killed "Columbus Day" in 1992. It's still dead, get over it. Fight some other battle.
I suppose "Aboriginal Day" would be politically incorrect. Whatever. We could, of course, celebrate them both. There are some wrinkles to be ironed out - I can wear a goofy green bowler on St. Paddy's Day when I'm getting sozzled but I bet they'd get ticked off if I wore a war bonnet on Aboriginal Day. Some folks got no sensayuma.
While we're at it, let's change the names of Columbus Ohio, Georgia, New Mexico and elsewhere to Indigenous Ohio, Georgia, etc.
Hmmm....this sounds like folk etymology to me. I've seen some old maps -- dang, I don't know if I still have the book or not -- I'll have to look for it -- anyway, instead of "America," the map says "Nova India" -- Latin for "New India."
In Deos -- Hmmm....in Latin this would be gods, accusative plural rather than In Deis, ablative plural. In plus accusative is "into," compared to in plus ablative, which is "in."
Crazy Horse was one cool dude.
***Well they were very much more successful in eliminating illegal aliens in New Mexico. From 1680 to 1692 the "Pueblo Revolt" succeeded in forcing all Spaniards from Mexico back south to El Paso.***
The Spaniards didn't stay gone for long though! In 1692 they came back.
Ericson may have arrived first, but Columbus was the first one savvy enough to go back home and hold a press conference about it.
;)
Diversity ain't it great! Let's continually pick scabs, Find and accentuate ALL that divides us and then wonder why we "can't just all get along". Good thing the evil white men thought enough to have the second amendment because we going to need it before long.
Bosnia, It's not just for Europe anymore!
I know, was trying post a humorous answer to the question.
Whatever ... it still is the fact that India was referred to as Hindustan in the 1400's ... my Latin is not up to your expertise ... but what Columbus conveyed to his sponsors was that the locals were "in god" or indeos ... however that translates out ..... as Indian ... today ...
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