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This category lists sites that oppose traditional observation of Columbus Day, the anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World and a legal holiday in the United States.

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Columbus: Was He a Hero or a Villain?

Opinion piece from the Chico State University newspaper explains why the school chose not to observe Columbus Day.
http://orion.csuchico.edu/Pages/vol39issue08/o.michaelpucci.html

Columbus Day - The Great Lie

Essay argues that Columbus Day should not be celebrated, comparing Columbus to Hitler.
http://math.nmu.edu/~lhanson/PowderKeg/PK7/Columbus.html

A Faithful Response

A formal response issued by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA to the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
http://www.indians.org/welker/faithful.htm

Abolish Columbus Day

Online petition requesting that Congressional Representatives rename "Columbus Day" to "First Americans Day."
http://www.petitiononline.com/fadoct/petition.html

Goodbye Columbus!

Editorial against a "racist Columbus legacy."
http://www.indians.org/welker/byecolum.htm

Indigenous People's Opposition to Celebration and Glorification of Colonial Pirate Christopher Columbus

Press release in opposition to Columbus Day, by the American Indian Movement.
http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/columbus-oct00.html

Columbus Meets the Native Americans

Contends that the so-called discovery of the New World was nothing more than a takeover and that Columbus should not be honored.
http://violettespage.com/columbus.shtml
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