If the American Indians want to grab off a day for celebration there are several great ones to choose from.
June 25, 1876. They won Their last major victory. No one can take it away from them.
Or
August 10, 1680. When the Pueblo Revolt began in which the Spanish were driven out of New Mexico to the Rio Grande.
But n-0-0-o! They think they have to grab off an Italian’s day of discovery that led to them being dragged, kicking and screaming from the Stone Age into the then modern world.
“dragged, kicking and screaming from the Stone Age into the then modern world.”
I always get a kick out of watching native american activists show up at some event in tricked out Chevy Silverados, completely oblivious to the irony.