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Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day: America’s Choice Between Myth and Truth
On October 9, 2025, President Donald Trump proclaimed October 13 as Columbus Day, reigniting America’s long debate over Columbus’s legacy. Framed as honoring Italian American heritage, the move instead politicizes myth, clashing with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It highlights America’s struggle between comforting legends and confronting its colonial violence.
Eurocentrism and its Impact on Shaping the Historical Legacy of Native Americans
Eurocentric worldviews often have been used to shape the historicity of Native Americans.