#IndigenousPeoplesDay Claps Back At The #ColumbusDay Jig

It’s become cliche, but around here the only Christopher we acknowledge really is Wallace. With that in mind, the #IndigenousPeoplesDay hashtag is clapping back at Columbus Day, which has come to embody the jig. 

The truth of the matter is Christopher Columbus got lost on his was to India, and because of it—and enslavement, theft, rape and murder—millions of indigenous people ended up getting wiped from the map.

Here are the best #IndigenousPeoplesDay tweets that illustrate how millions of people refuse to let history continue to be whitewashed. If you find this offensive, you are part of the problem.

https://twitter.com/JocelynALoza/status/785456803513503744

https://twitter.com/yourENTnews/status/785511911697686528

https://twitter.com/doseoftaya/status/785513766997807104

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https://twitter.com/alexistere/status/785506411480387584

https://twitter.com/apunkgrl/status/785476836386111489

https://twitter.com/Rrrrnessa/status/785466530091806720

https://twitter.com/NativeApprops/status/785507592567009280