Discussing Columbus Day and Indigenous Perspectives

Did you think about skipping today? Is it Columbus Day? Indigenous People’s Day? Argh! Just because you have one, doesn’t mean you can’t talk about the other. . Today, we discussed Columbus and then unraveled some fallacies in this simple book. And we continued our reading about indigenous schools in Canada. Both sides. . Because guess what? Your kids will hear about Columbus forever. We grew up in a Columbus Day culture. You don’t have to throw away one to have the other. . What if we use the day to discuss how the Columbus picture leaves out details? Or about maybe how the “natives” maybe... Read more