Every second Monday in October, the U.S. marks Columbus Day as a federal holiday meant to honor Christopher Columbus’ 1942 voyage. But today, that celebration carries deep controversy, especially for Black, Indigenous and Brown communities. Historic facts often aren’t taught in full when we’re in grade school. Columbus didn’t “discover” America—indigenous peoples have lived across […]
While Thanksgiving is often celebrated as a time of gratitude, family gatherings, and feasts, its origins are far more complex—and deeply tied to the painful history of violence and displacement experienced by Indigenous peoples in North America. The widely taught narrative of Thanksgiving, which centers around a peaceful feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans […]
