THE CAPITAL CRIMES OF COLUMBUS IN A CARTOON PLUS SOLUTIONS

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Trigger Warning: Extreme Violence



Columbus Journal Entry On
"The New World" he "discovered"
with millions of people already living on it for thousands of years

"I could conquer the whole of them
with fifty men
and govern them as I please." 

When Columbus went back to Spain he told the Queen of all the gold he saw there.

Sample of Cartoon

The link just below has the rest of this education cartoon on Columbus, but is is not easy to read.  Read it thoroughly yourself before deciding if your children can handle it.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day  


On Parenthood
And The Extra Responsibilities
Often Taken On By People Of Color.  

I have had a talk with each of my sons teachers about Columbus Day and also how to teach about Indigenous history in America. 

My youngest's teacher sent an e-mail out this weekend about how she is planning to teach Chief Seattle's speech. Then take them on a walk to the levee where they will sing to the river, the source of life in our area.  We also did a field trip a month back where we learned basic skills like weaving, making fire, making hand saw with antlers and stone and learned about our local tribes and some broader history from the local tribe members directly. 

With my middle son teacher we went through the school library and read through areas of books - if any told a whitewashed version of Columbus we threw them out. (I was shocked but she turned out to get it's seriousness!!) 

With my older teacher after our talk she stopped the other parents idea of a field trip at a fort (that had a "raid" as "education" /entertainment. Ft!) and instead met with local tribal elders to learn skills and history. 

I'm sharing this in hopes it sparks other parents to reach out. I think teachers want what's best most of the time. They just need support.

~Simone Samba, Mother

In better news
REGARDING COLUMBUS DAY 2015

Read More About This Historical Decision At NPR
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/10/12/354274630/seattle-swaps-columbus-day-for-indigenous-peoples-day