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On Saturday, October 12th, Chali'Naru Dones of the United Confederation of Taino People, stands atop the plinth where the decapitated statue of Christopher Columbus once stood, on the Boston waterfront. The crowd responded, "City by city, town by town, Christopher Columbus must come down!" photo: Claire Gosselin / Mass Peace Action.
 

By David Detmold
 

Por Reynaldo Rivera Guerrero

La perspectiva que hace unos años se tenía sobre las lenguas Indígenas originarias ha cambiado de una forma importante en la sociedad mexicana. Antes se creía que estas lenguas no eran más que la razón del fracaso académico o social de las personas que las hablaban. Expresiones como “no te sirve de nada esa lengua”, “no te dejará nada bueno si sigues hablando tu lengua”, eran frecuentes hacia nosotros, quienes pertenecemos a los pueblos originarios. 

Image courtesy of MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda

It's time to recognize that celebrating the life of Christopher Columbus is the same as celebrating the erasure of Indigenous existence. There has been much movement around the country to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day but more work remains to be done. We are excited to share some local and national events celebrating Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Peoples Day. 
 

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