Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples' Day (borders, rating, federal, vote)

[UrbanCrossroads]

Originally Posted by Retroit

The indigenous people came from Asia.

Here we go again. Typical!

[EDnurse]

Either way I get the day off

[11thHour]

I couldn't care less. Call it "Whatever the Hell you want to" day. As long as it remains a paid holiday for me, I'm good.

[Retroit]

Originally Posted by ohhwanderlust

And all modern humans originate from Africa.

I guess black lives really do matter then. How do I apply for Affirmative Action.

[finalmove]

So, another day off for government workers? This is the real reason for such a stupid holiday.

[finalmove]

Originally Posted by ohhwanderlust

And all modern humans originate from Africa.

I did?

[snj90]

Originally Posted by Retroit

The indigenous people came from Asia.

But they had lived in the Americas for many thousands of years, so it sort of gives them a much greater claim to the land. The land that a people lives on tends to shape them in many ways.

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by snj90

But they had lived in the Americas for many thousands of years, so it sort of gives them a much greater claim to the land.

Except that Kennewick Man is of European origin.

[snj90]

Originally Posted by Mircea

Except that Kennewick Man is of European origin.

8,500-Year-Old 'Kennewick Man' Is Native American

The relatives of a much-debated 8,500-year-old skeleton found in Kennewick, Washington, have been pinned down: The middle-age man was most closely related to modern-day Native Americans, DNA from his hand reveals.

[finalmove]

The only thing that gives anyone "claim" to land is enough security and ammunition to repel invaders.
That's how Texas and most western American regions were formed. Makes perfect sense.