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Relevant Websites
www.transformcolumbusday.org
www.UnitedNativeAmerica.com
Rallies
& Events
Annual Sunrise Gathering October
13th at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco
www.treatycouncil.org
Online petitions
National Holiday
for Native Americans
KOLA - NATIONAL HOLIDAY ONLINE
PETITION
Why is there not a national holiday in
America for Native Americans'?
Recent Articles
2006
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Campers to protest Columbus Day parade October 3, 2006
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
... Pro-parade forces had brought in an American Indian, David
Yeagley, of Oklahoma City, a classical-music composer with a Ph.D.
in history, to explain why...
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Protest vowed for Columbus
Day fete October 4, 2006
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... the United States) and never met an American Indian," said David
Yeagley, who said he holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in
music composition, as...
2005
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Columbus protest focuses October 11, 2005
The Native
American Women’s Association sold all but five “Killumbus” shirts yesterday
on campus. “That means we sold 295
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Campus celebrates indigenous solidarity October 11, 2005
Mark Franco,
headman of the Winnemem Wintu Native American tribe, spoke during Indigenous
Solidarity Day on Monday, telling stories and relaying his tribe’s
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One thing Columbus didn't do October 10, 2005
... Note that
President Kennedy said "American Indian," not "Native American." It seems
silly that so many Indians have suddenly become so conscious of using the
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Just in time for Columbus Day October 10, 2005
... gain from
being a victim: Goddard's view, however, does not impress Cheyenne-Muscogee
writer Suzan Shown Harjo, lead plaintiff for Native American activists who
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Native American Day event held
October 10,
2005
CRAZY HORSE, SD -
Students, tourists and others listened to singers and speakers Monday during
the 16th annual Native American Day observance at the Crazy
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Opposing holiday through T-shirts October 10, 2005
For Andrea
Robideau, a senior education major and co-chair for the Native American
Women’s Association (NAWA), Columbus Day is not a holiday to celebrate
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Critics say explorer’s holiday questionable October 10, 2005
... But
many students and faculty are still discussing the controversy, and Clara
Sue Kidwell, director of Native American Studies at OU, said she thinks
talking
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Library adds holiday session October 10, 2005
... CITY —
Gaining more local interest than planned, Chiapas Media Project organizers
have arranged for an additional session for a Native American Day event
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Native Americans build unity October 10, 2005
... Native
American students said they were not surprised by last year's incident, when
... such as, "Savagery: No, Imperialism: Yes, Happy Columbus Day," and
posters
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Parade
journeys in peace October
9, 2005
(COLORADO) -- Despite controversy in the days leading
up to the event, it was smiles all around Saturday after a peaceful Columbus
Day parade - the first time in years that not a single person was arrested.
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Peace, protest mix at march
October 8, 2005
... on the eve of
today's Columbus Day parade in ... the Leadership Council of the American
Indian Movement ... of slavery and subjugation of native populations
extended
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AIM offers
deal on Columbus parade
October 4, 2005
(COLORADO) -- Members of the American Indian Movement
of Colorado promised to cease protests of the Columbus Day parade if the
mayor and City Council honor requests that include denouncing the parade and
reviewing how U.S. history is taught.
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Why Columbus
should matter to Americans
October 2, 2005
No one would argue that Native Americans suffered
greatly at the hands of the American government in the 19th century or
that the 16th century Aztecs and Mayans of Central and South America
paid dearly when the Spanish conquistadores arrived on their shores.
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Rosen: Columbus Clash, 2005 October 1,
2005
We're
about a week away from Denver's annual Columbus Day confrontation. Each
year at this time, Italian-Americans lawfully assemble to hold a parade
honoring Christopher Columbus and celebrating their heritage while the
usual suspects - professional Indian activists, assorted lefties and
recreational demonstrators who do this kind of thing for fun - violate
the civil rights of paraders and seek to block and disrupt the event.
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Mayor's note heats Columbus Day spat
Sep 29, 2005
... Glenn Morris of the
American Indian Movement of Colorado and George Vendegnia, founder of
the Sons of Italy-New Generation and a Columbus Day parade organizer.
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Hickenlooper's Columbus Day Parade letter Sep 29, 2005
The issues surrounding the
Columbus Day Parade in Denver date back at ... with representatives of the
Italian community and the Native American community, trying ...
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Exploding myths and misconceptions
Sep 26, 2005
... While on the
subject of myths and misconceptions let me say here that most Indians do not
get monthly checks, most do not get free passes to college, most
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Mayor rips parade fight
Sep 28, 2005
"I remain
hopeful that the Italian community and the Native American community will
... 8 parade permit on behalf of the Columbus Day Parade Committee, was not
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