Posted on 10/12/2014 4:42:19 AM PDT by Kaslin
I think that we should give folks options about the Federal Holidays though - those who refuse to acknowledge/celebrate them can work those days instead of taking the holiday time.
It was Indigenous People that introduced Europeans—and the world—to scourge of tobacco. Thinks of the health, lives and fortunes that have been taken from innocent people by the scurrilous IPs!
We’ll celebrate at a redskin casino! Oh,wait!
They can call it what they want. It’s still a day off for me and I’m sleeping in.
I like the trophy idea...
I got my participation trophy for walking down the street waving a flag from a different country than this one, vigorously...
I don’t know which flag it was because my teacher hasn’t taught us those flags just yet...Maybe next year...
I want to wave the pretty red one with gold stars and other stuff on it...
Tommy wants the one that is black, with white squiggly lettering...
No one wants to wave the one that is Red, White and Blue with lots of white stars on it for some reason...I don’t even thing anyone had one of those to hand out...
Bump
“Councilman Bruce Harrell said, “We are celebrating the triumph of the indigenous people.”
What triumph? They lost everything they had.
“We are not reveling in the pain of our past, but indeed rejoicing in the triumph… In honoring Indigenous People’s Day we are honoring the best of our self, the best of the city.”
The city of Seattle was founded on land taken from “indigenous people” for the purpose of cutting down the forests, building sawmills and making money. Most towns in the state are named after local indian tribes that are nearly extinct. How is Seattle any less guilty (in their minds) than any other city.?
What did the indigenous people do, that we need to celebrate?
The Three Affiliated Tribes have broken ground for a $450 million oil refinery on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in northwestern North Dakota
“We grew up poor. We were lucky if we had a pair of clean overalls,” Tribal Chairman Tex Hall said. “But our parents made sure we went to school and got educated. They did the best they could for us. They didn’t know we’d have this oil and gas resource, but now we do. It’s our responsibility to manage it, and we are"
Of the 496 acres of land that the tribes own,,190 acres will be used for the project....and the rest for raising Buffalo.
I’d rather have Viking Day.
I would propose a new name:
Sue An Indian for your Lung Cancer Day.
Really, the only reason the left gets off on pushing this stuff is because many of those tribes practiced human sacrifice and lefties are still PO'd they were converted into Christians. The left relates to them so easily because they still continue the old practices.
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There are no “Indigenous Peoples” in the Americas. Just an argument over when each group arrived.
Since I have Viking blood that should make me second or third in line.
Thanks for reminding me.I’ll put up my Ferdinand and Isabella flag that CCsailed under.
Indigenous Peoples Day = Idiot Politicians Day
If Columbus and crew exposed indigenous Americans to new diseases, the reverse is also true. As in all of history and natural selection, the strong survived. Adapt or die.
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