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Oberlin Council gets rid of Columbus Day
[CHRONICLET] With enthusiasm, the Oberlin City Council changed the second Monday in October from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.

The unanimous vote for the resolution was anticipated, though it was not without opposition. Council voted about 8:15 p.m. Monday after nearly an hour of public comment from people for and against replacing the federally recognized holiday.

"I am in support, and believe it’s the right thing to do," Councilwoman Sharon Pearson said. Councilwoman Linda Slocum said she learned a lot about Christopher Columbus during the research of the resolution and came to the same conclusion. "Columbus has enjoyed 500 years of praise, and it’s now time to shift the spotlight," Slocum said.
Columbus badgered the Queen of Spain into hocking her jewels so he and his crews could set off for the horizon and discover a new world.
Council had worked for months to put together a resolution with input from the Indigenous Peoples Day Committee, a group of residents who have pushed to do away with Columbus Day.
No Iroquois or Shoshone or Pequod ever seems to have gotten into a canoe and sailed east to discover Europe.
Morning Dove Jean Simon spoke on behalf of the committee and thanked Council for its efforts.
That's probably why there aren't any teepees in Düsseldorf.
They do love cowboys and Indians over there, though, and square dancing in full regalia. It's all the fault of author Karl May and his wild west novels.
"We cannot remain invisible anymore," Simon said. "When the original people of the land speak up and speak out, it’s with great thought, and we’ve asked you to listen, and you’ve done that," Simon said. "The time for our healing is now. To quote an old Chinese proverb, ’Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it.’ "

Posted by: Fred 2017-08-23
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