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We should educate the younger generations about who Christopher Columbus was and why we should not celebrate him. We should tell them the history of what really happened and why we should celebrate indigenous people's day. We should not just change it for our state, but for the entire country.

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People defending Columbus don't have a real argument because even aside from the things that Columbus did that he was celebrated for, he was a terrible person. Even when he was not committing genocide, he was a terrible person. For example, he was not the first European who came to America--the Vikings were. Columbus never even set foot on American soil.

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We should change Columbus Day to Indigenous people's day since they were the people that were oppressed in that era, and they need more recognition for what was done to them instead of celebrating a murderer.

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If the government also helped out for Indigenous people day for people to celebrate it, it would help the Indians actually feel part of this world and heard.

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I have learned so many things about Columbus and honestly I'm disgusted that we still have a holiday about him. Columbus did horrible things such as putting little girls as young as 9 years old into sexual slavery and thats not the only horrible thing he has done to children he even once fed a baby to a dog.

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I think that you should change columbus day to indigeuos people day for everyone because christopher columbus did many terrible things in the past like genocide,He used the indigues people as slave, treated them with very little respect, he did brutalization and lastly sex trafficking. I think that indigueos people should have a day just so they can get the justice they deserve.

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we should not be celebrating someone who has cause harm to so many people,and who was a racist and only cared about himself -Elly <3

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Columbus is a racist!

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racist and messed up people should end up in an island of made of pure nightmares.

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The best thing we can do is cancel Columbus Day for good because there really is nothing to celebrate about. It's only a celebration about a horrible person on a horrible day.

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we can still acknowledge italian people while doing the same for indigenous people. they should get more recognition for what they’ve been through.

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Amauris -When I hear, ¨Columbus day All i think about is hate and just pure evil, he is basically the first terrorist in america but we are still celebrating this man, I find it very funny

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Amauris -When I hear, ¨Columbus day All i think about is hate and just pure evil, he is basically the first terrorist in america but we are still celebrating this man, I find it very funny

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By celebrating him, we are giving credit to a person who did absolutely nothing but get lost. As we can see, Columbus harmed many people and has been rewarded for it for centuries .

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To add on he sold young girls as 9 to sexual slavery and he commited genocide that killed 90% of the indigenous population.

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There should be indigenous peoples day because people were there before Columbus stumbled upon it and they should be honored for what they went through.

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Columbus is a racist 🤬 that hurt and Trautraumatized humans

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In conclusion, Columbus Day should not be a holiday because it represents lands being taken, traditions and culture being stolen, and history being changed for the worst.

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Columbus has done many things that now is considered a monster and deserves to be killed, so why would we still want to celebrate him after we uncovered the truth a long time ago? Christopher Columbus was a voyager who got lost on his way to India looking for spices.Columbus also lied to the Queen and king of Spain saying he would use the money he used to negotiate  for Spain to have territories in India which was false he was going to enslave the real Indians like he did the native Americans.

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The holiday does not honor contributions from indegenous communities and what they had to sacrifice because of Columbus. Columbus Day is celebrating a fraud and a bad person because not only did he lie about finding America he also did bad things to the people that were already here.

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Some Italians are not very fond of the idea, but we can respect Italian Americans and still celebrate Indigenous People's Day. Making this change is one step to making America a better place
STOP WHYYYY DO I SOUND LIKE TR*MP IM CRYING

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Dear Elizabeth Warren,

My name is Alexis Bradshaw. I’m a freshman and I attend Boston Arts Academy. I am a vocal major. I’m writing to you for my Humanities class. So far, we’ve learned about Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs and the Breath of Life Theory. I decided to write to you because I wanted to share my concerns about Columbus Day. I wanted to share why I believe that Columbus Day should be changed to Indigenous Peoples Day.

I believe this because it would be a respectful thing to do. Christopher Columbus was born in 1451, in Italy. He died May 20, 1506. He was a sailor and he specifically sailed for Spain. He ended up sailing in search of Indians and he never found them. Since he didn’t know the Native Americans weren’t Indians, he was called Indians. It made the Native Americans upset. Another thing is he was a rapist, he committed genocide, he owned slaves, he sold girls as young as 9, and so much more. This has affected the Native American community.

I believe that if we celebrate a day that recognizes a group that has been through tough times and got through them. I don’t believe that we should be celebrating a day dedicated to a person that has committed so many crimes and got away with it for the most part. I think that it would have a positive impact on Massachusetts, especially because Massachusetts has a past with the Native Americans. Indigenous people deserve respect. They should be able to feel welcome. This would have a great impact on our society.

Sincerely,

Alexis Bradshaw

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My name is Belai, I am a vocalist at Boston arts Academy. My last period class is humanities, and we have been learning about Christopher Columbus.

I'm sure you're aware of Christopher Columbus Journey. I mean, they teach us this in school. But they don't teach us about what Christopher Columbus did. Christopher Columbus went on too native land. Full of Indigenous people and stole it. He thought they were Indians at first. But not caring, and wanting money and credit. He murdered, raped, tortured. Americas first act of terrorism started with Christopher Columbus. Even then he did mean to find america. He was lost at sea, just a coincidence.

I'm asking you to change Columbus day to Indigenous peoples day. My recent paragraph provides insight on why Columbus day should be Indigenous day. This has already been happening, and I think it would be great for you to be a part of it. Thanks for reading my letter.

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I would argue that Indigenous people's day should be celebrated due to the horrifying actions of Columbas. Columbus is a walking L and should be treated as such. By replying to his day with the brave indeciduous that founded the land and went up against this pretentious tyrant

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“Chrisopher didn’t do anything that people are praising him for. He never stepped a foot on America and he wasn’t the first person to figure out that the world was round. ”

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"Another thing is he was a rapist, he committed genocide, he owned slaves, he sold girls as young as 9, and so much more."

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I get that on Columbus day Italian people celebrate their culture but I think they should get their own holiday made rather than celebrate Columbus day because Columbus was a rapist, a murderer, a colonizer, and he was selfish; he didn’t care about anyone else but himself getting money and fame.

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I get that on Columbus day Italian people celebrate their culture but I think they should get their own holiday made rather than celebrate Columbus day because Columbus was a rapist, a murderer, a colonizer, and he was selfish; he didn’t care about anyone else but himself getting money and fame.

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Malachi

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Even though this may cause some people to be upset and have hurt feelings, I think it's only right given the amount of people hurt then and still hurt now by Christopher Columbus's actions.

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Put yourself in the shoes of those girls, those shipmates. Those native peoples who were all treated horribly during his “era” and those who still are being treated horribly even to this day. Imagine being out there, anywhere in the world just knowing that there’s some man who caused all this trouble onto you, your nation, your people that others in the world still have the audacity to celebrate. That his name has its own holiday. Knowing that it’s wrong. Everything about it. Everything about him. It’s awful. It’s unfair. It’s disgusting. Changing the holiday to indigenous people day not only will it be better and the right decision but it also doesn’t focus on just one person but a whole variety of people who will be getting their justice.

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For the last few centuries, Columbus day has been a nationwide holiday that is celebrating a well known sailor who had " discovered" the Americas while trying to find a route to India in the western direction.

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Columbus wiped out 90% of the indigenous population in Hispaniola, spread diseases, raped young girls, mauled people with dogs, treated everyone around him terribly, and talked about how easy it would be to enslave people in a letter to the queen and king of Spain. In conclusion,  he does not deserve a holiday named after him.

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For the reason that indigenous people have been wronged in the past and you can't go back in history to change the horrible things Columbus has done to Indigenous people as such as he sold girls as young as 9 years old into sexual slavery, and  have committed genocide that destroyed 90% of the Indigenous population, So of course I believe that at least some things we as a community can do to celebrate the hard working, survival, and the lives of indigenous people who have fought  over the cruelty of Columbus mistakes

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He had carry numerous crimes as in murder, 🤬, genocide, slavery, etc. he had also sold girls as young as 9.

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After colombus returned to spain he went back to the island of Hispaniola with 17 ships and 1,200 men looking for gold but didnt succeed so instead they took women and children as slaves for sex and labor. He tried again later to look for gold but again didn't find any so he ordered all Taino’s 14 and older to deliver a certain amount of gold dust every 3 months and if they didn't they would cut off their hands.- chanel

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After colombus returned to spain he went back to the island of Hispaniola with 17 ships and 1,200 men looking for gold but didnt succeed so instead they took women and children as slaves for sex and labor. He tried again later to look for gold but again didn't find any so he ordered all Taino’s 14 and older to deliver a certain amount of gold dust every 3 months and if they didn't they would cut off their hands.- chanel

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Columbus the Italian explorer does not deserve a holiday in honor of him. I believe it should be a day to celebrate the strength of indigenous people in Massachusetts

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Columbus the Italian explorer does not deserve a holiday in honor of him. I believe it should be a day to celebrate the strength of indigenous people in Massachusetts

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-Ky

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people might argue that it was a different world,a different time or something like that but that doesn't mean that we should celebrate a horrible person that massacred a beautiful culture of people who respected the earth as a whole.

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Columbus shouldn’t be a hero because he didn't even discover America, and he committed unimaginably horrific acts.

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Columbus wasn't even the first sailor to explore America

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I DEMAND that this day should be a remembrance of those who died.

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Columbus was a rapist murder and colonizer. -kahmoni

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There are many more Italian people that have made big influences on the world we live in today that would be worth celebrating

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There are other ways to celebrate Italian heritage that don’t involve celebrating a lost sailor.

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There are other ways to celebrate Italian heritage that don’t involve celebrating a lost sailor.

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ky flan.

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After multiple Native people tried to escape and protest Columbus murdered them and ordered their dismembered body parts to be scattered through the streets. Because of Columbus’s cruelty it is believed that 90% of the Native population died.

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If we change the city of boston completely and or massachusetts we could inspire other states to do the same