Indigenous Peoples & Columbus Day

Resources to explore in class

1. The Order Sons of Italy on why we should celebrate Columbus Day - start on the main page “Save Columbus Day” and then follow links on the left to the other resources there.
2. NYTimes “A Conversation with Native Americans On Race” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siMal6QVblE
3. Teen Vogue - Indigenous Peoples Day: 4 Things to Know
4. Indigenous People and Representation in Sports
   • Proud to Be - Native people call themselves many things - what do you hear?
   • Redesigned Blackhawks logo (by a Native artist) & the generational divide within Native Am community
     • background information on Chief Black Hawk & Daily Herald article from August 2018 "How Black Hawk, chief of the Sac and Fox, fought for his Illinois homeland, and lost"
     • Blackhawks' team logo voted #1 in the NHL & how the team engages with Native Americans in order to be sure they are being respectful (and if you want even more, here is a source on the history of the logo)
   • Chief Illiniwek
     • Chicago Tribune article from Augist 2017 about ending the war chant, but not going far enough
     • Sept. 2018 article about the UofI administration considering a new mascot to help completely end the old culture of Chief Illiniwek

Other Resources to Expand Your Knowledge

• http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/columbus-day
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/10/11/why-is-columbus-day-still-a-u-s-federal-holiday/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/10/11/more-cities-celebrating-indigenous-peoples-day-as-effort-to-abolish-columbus-day-grows/
• Map showing where Indigenous Peoples day has succeeded, where it has not
  • Niles North article about change
• Standing Rock background video (update Sept. 2018 - Standing Rock Sioux pledge support for more protests)
• Indigenous People and Representation in Sports
  • Study about impact of mascots on native children
    • USA Today (not the video, just the text)
    • Center for American Progress
    • NPR “Can a Mascot Really Cause Psychological Harm?” (18 mins)