Columbus Day celebrates Western culture and the arrival of Europeans in America, while some argue it should be replaced with Native Peoples Day to recognize the negative impacts on indigenous populations from colonization, including violence, slavery, and the spread of diseases, according to arguments presented by Zinn and Bowden.
Columbus Day celebrates Western culture and the arrival of Europeans in America, while some argue it should be replaced with Native Peoples Day to recognize the negative impacts on indigenous populations from colonization, including violence, slavery, and the spread of diseases, according to arguments presented by Zinn and Bowden.
Columbus Day celebrates Western culture and the arrival of Europeans in America, while some argue it should be replaced with Native Peoples Day to recognize the negative impacts on indigenous populations from colonization, including violence, slavery, and the spread of diseases, according to arguments presented by Zinn and Bowden.
INSTRUCTIONS: Use Zinn, “Columbus and the Indians” and Bowden, “Columbus Day Celebrates Western Culture to complete the following chart. BE SURE TO CITE THE SOURCE FOR EACH ARGUMENT. Arguments AGAINST Columbus Day Arguments FOR Columbus Day or FOR Native Peoples Day