A New Holiday: Native American Day

There are many holidays and celebrations for heroes and their historic moments. But there is also one specific holiday that a lot of people celebrate which is Columbus Day. Columbus Day is a celebration for the founder of America, Christopher Columbus. He founded America on October 12th,1492. However, he also killed, raped, and tortured the inhabitants that were already living their lives in what would be called America. These inhabitants are known as Native Americans.

Columbus Day should still be celebrated until the end of time, but there should also be day to honor the Native Americans. The holiday would be known as "Native American Day" This holiday could at least show respect to the ones that did not deserve what happened to them.

The idea of Native American Day would have to be spread around. Social media, such as facebook and twitter, could be used and and event could be made. If it was possible to get in contact with the people who make holidays, Native American Day might be able to be made.

What does it say about a country to support a person/holiday such as Columbus?

In opinion, I believe that for a country to support a person/holiday such as Columbus, is like a bunch of pet owners giving a dog a treat for slaughtering cats. But even though Columbus treated the Native Americans unfairly in their own homeland, America probably would not have been found, and I would not be where I am today.It is a great idea to have a celebration for the founder of America, but unfortunately some people do not realize that Columbus did horrible things to the Native Americans who had been living there. 90

I am not against the celebration of the founder of America, but nothing can change the fact that the Native Americans were actually the "first founders" of America. 28

The country should celebrate Columbus Day because Columbus found America, but the nation should also acknowledge that Columbus was not heroic for killing the people in their own homeland.