Blue Boat of Youth and Young Adult MinistriesHonor the Originals on October 13
Not Columbus Day: Indigenous People’s Day
Columbus Day celebrates the eponymous explorer’s landing of the on the shores of the Americas in 1492. Indigenous People’s Day celebrates the people and cultures of the Americas whose destiny was changed by his arrival. Columbus’ voyage was the result of a papal policy of religious conquest – the effects of which continue to harm indigenous people all over the world.
** UPDATED 10/07/14** – Seattle City Council unanimously replaces “Columbus Day” with “Indigenous People’s Day. Read more.
Unitarian Universalist Principles and Beliefs call upon the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to establish social justice for native American and indigenous people’s. Honor Indigenous People’s Day with the UUA.
Resources from the UUA
Watch this explanation of the Doctrine of Discovery (DoD) and why it should be repudiated:
Discover what the UUA is doing to overturn the DoD and obtain justice for indigenous peoples
Read this Native American point-of-view on Thanksgiving
Learn more from this book from Beacon Press by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
“An Indigenous People’s History of the United States“
UUA Discussion Guide for An Indigenous People’s History of the United States
Learn about the relationship between the Doctrine of Discovery and United States immigration policy: Watch this description of how the Doctrine of Discovery gives rise to other unjust policies like Mass Incarceration and the erosion of Civil Rights.
Resources from other sources
What is the “Discovery doctrine“?
Read the Doctrine of Discovery, and its history.
Holiday to honor indigenous people? Seattle council to vote, Seattle Times (10/06/2014)
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