#fuck columbus

[astraphel]

On October 12, 1492, Columbus arrived on the shores of the Caribbean, the now-called Bahamas, and the Taíno people welcomed him and his crew with respect and great care. Their kindness was repaid with vicious cruelty and enslavement. 

The horrors of genocide left no one untouched on Turtle Island and Abya Yala, but the Taínos were the first to encounter this scourge. There aren't enough people who call them by name and claim a ubiquitous "indigenous peoples" encountered Columbus. 

Know and name the Taíno and the ways they suffered as a result of First Contact. 

And also the ways they have persisted and survived to this day. Check out the United Confederation of Taíno People (UCTP) / Confederación Unida De El Pueblo Taíno (CUPT) as a place to start.

The Taino peoples are not a monolith and include many different tribes and areas.

Image 1: Cristobal Colón, 1893 "La gran batalla que tuvo el almirante con el Rey Guarionex y cien mil indios en la Vega Real" | Wikipedia

Image 2: "Distribución de los arahuacos taínos, caribes y guanahatabeyes en las Antillas, en el tiempo de la llegada de los españoles." | Wikipedia

#indigenous peoples day #indigenous history #taino #tainos #taino culture #indigenous erasure #christopher columbus #caribbean indigenous #fuck columbus #1492 #ndn tumblr #ndn tag #ndn country #ndn #native american #first nations #turtle island #abya yala #indigenous people #indigenous

[ya-world-challenge]

25 YA Books for Indigenous Peoples Day

NOTES: For brevity and diversity, I did not include all the North American Native books I found, but there are plenty more - feel free to post your favorites in the comments! Most books are from indigenous authors, but not all - do your own research if you like. Not all books may be “technically” YA. I’d love to hear more suggestions of Latin American indigenous stories or Hawai’ian native stories which were difficult to find.

EDIT: This is just a random list by a random tumblr blog from 2022 - get out there and find your own books or list some in the comments if you find this list lacking.

Australia

The Things She's Seen by Amebelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina

The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

Becoming Kirrali Lewis by Jane Harrison

Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch

Canada

The Missing by Melanie Florence

Sorrow's Knot by Erin Bow

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

A Girl Called Echo by Katherena Vermette

Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett

Japan - Ainu

Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda

Latin America

Saints of the Household by Ari Tison

Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen

The Huaca by Marcia Argueta Mickelson

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta

New Zealand - Maori

The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera

Falling into Rarohenga by Steph Matuku

United States

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Trail of Lighting by Rebecca Roanhorse

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Rain is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith

#indigenous peoples day #indigenous #book list #fuck columbus #native american #first nations #diverse ya #diversity in media #diverse books #aboriginal #maori #latin america #north america #south america #australia #canada #japan #new zealand #united states

[queerindigenouspagan]

Indigenous People's Day

"Fuck Columbus"

Great, so true, but how else are you going to show up for Indigenous people today? Columbus has been dead for hundreds of years. While it's perfectly acceptable, and encouraged, to shit talk Columbus, that shouldn't be the only course of action that you take today if you consider yourself to be an Indigenous ally.

Do the work. Learn about some of the current issues affecting Native communities, and then identify Indigenous leadership who are leading actions against those issues. But don't stop there because the work doesn't end at learning. Being an ally is an active process. I'm tired of "allies" simply reblogging some posts and calling it a day.

How are you unlearning colonial thinking? When is the last time you consumed Indigenous media? There are so many amazing films, tv series, and songs produced by and starring Indigenous people. Find them and consume them. Indigenous media matters. How are you demanding justice for Indigenous people? When is the last time you attended a protest relating to Indigenous issues? If you have the ability and means to, get out on the streets. We need numbers to keep the movement going. If you can't physically attend a protest, there are plenty of other ways to help! Designing flyers, infographics, etc. Sending educational emails to keep those in the movement updated. Recruiting. Scheduling events. Securing venue locations. Getting permits. When is the last time you purchased from an Indigenous-owned business? How many Indigenous people do you follow/interact with on social media? Social media provides an incredibly easy way to engage with Indigenous culture and people. How are you raising awareness for the Indigenous people in your everyday life? How are you learning to center Indigenous people? How are you supporting Indigenous sovereignty?

If you're based on the American continents, have you learned the name of the Indigenous peoples whose land you're on? Have you considered paying taxes to that group/tribe (yes, that's something that some states/counties will allow!)? When is the last time that you've been to a powwow? I can't even say how many times I've had non-Indigenous people (primarily White people) tell me that they thought they had to be specifically invited to a powwow by a Native person, or that powwows are closed practices. Please attend your local powwows! Most are open to the public and it's a great place to (respectfully) learn about and directly engage with and support Indigenous culture and people.

I don't want to see anyone (aside from Indigenous people) saying "Happy Indigenous People's Day" or "Fuck Columbus" without doing the necessary work to truly support those statements.

#indigenous peoples day #indigenous #fuck columbus #native american #indigenous rights #native american rights #columbus day

[twanarchy]

fuck him.

#columbus is an asshole #indigenous lives matter #honor indigenous lives #fuck columbus #fuck colonizers

[tower-of-hana]

Anti-shoutout to that stupid dumbass Columbus for making me explain what I mean when I say I'm an Indian. Hope his ass got scammed in hell.

#fuck columbus #India #anti colonialism

[joeb91]

#the good place #indigenous peoples day #fuck columbus #my posts

[bayareabadboy]

#indigenous people day #fuck Columbus #fuck columbus day

[existennialmemes]

The Legacy of Christopher Columbus?

Did you mean:

✨ Committing ✨ ✨ Numerous ✨ ✨ Atrocities ✨

#christopher columbus #anti colonization #fuck columbus #fuck Christopher Columbus #fuck the usa #fuck Columbus day

[calto19]

We absolutely should cuz this is a man who deserves the credit for being awesome. Also he didn't commit genocide soooo....

#fuck columbus #Columbo

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

#us politics #2022 #twitter #tweet #happy indigenous peoples day #indigenous peoples day #fuck columbus #columbus day #christopher columbus #john iadarola #tyt #the young turks #rep. lauren boebert #rep. matt gaetz

[writerof-thewoods]

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day to everyone (especially and most importantly, Indigenous people) in the States! I hope everyone has a fun and lovely day spent doing what they love! (Especially to my mutuals or anyone that follows me. I love you <3) Your culture deserves to be appreciated and taken seriously, not as a mockery or a joke. You're all so important and valued and my blog will always be a safe space for you. I love you! :D

#indigenous people #Happy Indigenous People's Day!! #fuck columbus #fuck colonizers #not agere related #lilyyy writes

[chaoticdesertdweller]

#indigenous peoples day #fuck colonialism #fuck columbus #boycott

[purpleflameb0i]

Happy indigenous people's day to anyone living in the US !!

#indigenous peoples day #fuck columbus

[dumpstercryptid]

there was a silly poll going around tumblr that was like "if you could go back in time and make it so that one of these evil historical ppl died, which would you kiII?" and most of the options were relatively historically recent like reagan or thatcher... but down in the list were christopher columbus and hernan cortes.

i know it's silly and doesn't mean much. i know it's just a poll on tumblr. but when i picked columbus, i was just... floored to see that most ppl chose reagan. as if the two are at all comparable. as if there would BE a ronald reagan without christopher fucking columbus.

how could you think ronald reagan was the right choice when christopher columbus took pleasure in personally tormenting and kiIIing Indigenous children? how could you even dream of them being on the same level when his arrival shepherded in the deaths of millions?

it was meant to be silly. and light hearted. it was meant to be a funny hypothetical. but it just showed me how fucking distant and abstract the very real and ongoing genocide of Indigenous ppls on Turtle Island really is for a lot of ppl. ppl who laughed and maybe got a little mad thinking about ronald reagan and clicked that poll offhand. ppl with blm and landback in their bios. ppl who didn't think that hard about it. ppl who just moved on with their days.

and here i am, bothered by it days later. bc for them it's a hypothetical. it's not real. and for me it's a painful reminder that so many are fine with what came after.

edit: i think... making light of genocide by making a frivolous poll about it is part of what bothers me the most so. maybe the solution is just. "hey don't do that."

#text #i'm mad #fuck columbus #spending my birthday thinking about genocide lol #sometimes i just gotta #scream online abt some shit #and this is some of that shit #i don't think anyone is BAD bc of this and it doesn't REALLY matter but just #ow

[bayareabadboy]

Apache Del Rio Inter Tribal

#Apache Del Rio #Apache #indigenous people day #fuck Columbus #fuck Columbus Day #massacre the Indian day

[eleventhhourfactor]

Here's to "fuck Columbus" day.

Also, the line about how hard it is to rhyme with Arowak/Taíno still gets me. Time for you to brush up on a second language, Yakko. It's not so bad in Spanish.

#animaniacs 2020 #animaniacs #indigenous #peoples #day #fuck columbus #Youtube