Indigenous Peoples' Day
from Tiny Mic Micro News Hosted by Lindsay Carter
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue Seeking fortune and fame By mistake to the Caribbean he came On his first day, six natives he seized This bozo did as he pleased Ushering in native oppression All for a little extra possession European colonization would begin to unfold And the truth was never to be told Settlers began to take a land already occupied Destroying with disease, violence, and treaties that belied Pilgrims, claiming to seek religious freedom Natives showed up to feed ‘em Invasion, brutality and forced assimilation Is really what started a nation This was not a discovery of new land It was a discovery of character for which I do not stand Columbus Day is out Real history is what we must shout. Two of my most recent reads: 📚There There by Tommy Orange 📚Heart Berries by Therese Marie Mailhot @tiny.mic.micro.news
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