Happy Columbus Day... Or is it Really?

I think many of us celebrate holidays such as Columbus Day out of traditions we were taught while growing up and off course for the creative merchandise sales we love so much but should this still be a continued holiday practiced today?  Should this day be celebrated since we are fully aware of the history of the holiday and what transpired when Columbus reached a land that was already inhibited by people?  Should we celebrate the inhumane treatment, murder, theft and other unthinkable acts that were done to the indigenous people that lived in America prior to Columbus’s invasion.  The concept of the Columbus discovering a land that was already occupied always bothered me even when a child.  I always questioned if Native Americans were considered humans in the eyes of the welcoming people that was taken advantage of…

As a person that has a diverse heritage from my mother and father’s ancestral lineage which includes Native American, it is appalling that this is still being celebrated and Columbus is worshipped for his inhumane actions.  It amazes and deeply saddens me how we continue the illusions that we are taught even after we have become aware of the truth.