Prior Knowledge of Columbus
As of February 28th, 2017, I was assigned a reading on Christopher Columbus and his journey over to the Americas. I thought I had a fairly decent set of background knowledge on the subject but soon learned that there was a lot I didn’t know. One of the biggest things that stuck out to me was the concluding sentence: “Columbus never set foot on the North American continent.” That was a big eye-opener for me. I also greatly underestimated the size of the native population that was already there when he arrived.
As of February 28th, 2017, I was assigned a reading on Christopher Columbus and his journey over to the Americas. I thought I had a fairly decent set of background knowledge on the subject but soon learned that there was a lot I didn’t know. One of the biggest things that stuck out to me was the concluding sentence: “Columbus never set foot on the North American continent.” That was a big eye-opener for me. I also greatly underestimated the size of the native population that was already there when he arrived.
What was Columbus's relationship with the indigenous people he encountered?
Columbus regarded the indigenous people as obstacles in his endeavors to reach China and as tools to get gold to bring back for the King and Queen of Spain.
What was Columbus's relationship with the indigenous people he encountered?
Columbus regarded the indigenous people as obstacles in his endeavors to reach China and as tools to get gold to bring back for the King and Queen of Spain.
Columbus' Four Voyages
First: discovered islands in Bahamas, named new place Hispaniola
Second: brought and army of men to colonize
Third: came over and served as governor for capital
Fourth: after losing rights to new world and its riches, Columbus attempts to find the route to Asia but ends up marooned on Jamaica.
Columbus' Four Voyages
First: discovered islands in Bahamas, named new place Hispaniola
Second: brought and army of men to colonize
Third: came over and served as governor for capital
Fourth: after losing rights to new world and its riches, Columbus attempts to find the route to Asia but ends up marooned on Jamaica.
Why do American Indians oppose Columbus Day?
American Indians oppose the Columbus Day holiday, as well as its festivities, because they refuse to “countenance social and political festivities that celebrate [their] genocide.” Their feelings on this matter would be akin to that of the American people if they saw statues and parades commemorating Hitler and the Nazis.
Why do American Indians oppose Columbus Day?
American Indians oppose the Columbus Day holiday, as well as its festivities, because they refuse to “countenance social and political festivities that celebrate [their] genocide.” Their feelings on this matter would be akin to that of the American people if they saw statues and parades commemorating Hitler and the Nazis.
Bartolome de las Casas
Bartoleme de Las Casas witnessed the atrocities committed against the Native Americans. And people still deny the scale or willingly ignore the gravity of what occurred after Columbus arrived in 1492 despite the existence of first-hand records of what happened to the native people.
Bartolome de las Casas
Bartoleme de Las Casas witnessed the atrocities committed against the Native Americans. And people still deny the scale or willingly ignore the gravity of what occurred after Columbus arrived in 1492 despite the existence of first-hand records of what happened to the native people.
People Vs. Columbus, et al
System of Empire 5%
Taino Indians 5%
King and Queen 20%
Columbus's men 30%
Columbus 40%
As we tried to find someone to blame for the genocide of the indigenous people we found that the blame could be spread to everyone, to some degree, that was involved in the affair (see above).
Indigenous Land Rights
The Dakota Access Pipeline is a more recent issue that has presented itself and has been the headlines for a while. The problem is that there are plans to build a huge pipe to transport crude oil more directly which will end up going through Native American land and the natives say it "threatens the Tribe's environmental and economic well-being, and would damage and destroy sites of great historic, religious, and cultural significance to the Tribe.". This isn't just the issue, the biggest fear is that the pipeline may affect or pose a significant danger to the water, not only on native land, but the millions of people who use that water as well.
The company trying to build the Dakota Access Pipeline claim that their pipeline is environmentally safe and ignore the cultural value of the land they're threatening.
The natives as well as other people who have joined them are not only trying to protect land that poses a significant cultural and spiritual significance, but they are also trying to safeguard the water that the pipeline threatens.
I believe that the president's ultimate decision to push for the DAPL was a very one-sided and careless opinion that he has allowed.
The Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was a time, around 1478 until 1826, when people's faith were being questioned and, as a result, were being accused of heresy and suffered horrible punishments and torture before death. The common misconception is that Spain tried to make a large scale extermination on heresy, but they actually had a minimal death count due to the Inquisition relative to other countries.
Sainthood for Queen Isabella
Currently Catholics, and more specifically, Pope John Paul is attempting to canonize Queen Isabella. They are pushing for her sainthood because she is credited for making Spain fervently Catholic and thus is a huge contributor to their faith. Other people do not believe that she deserves to be a saint because she is also responsible for the exile and death of thousands of Jews. I personally agree with these people, because of one of the criteria of becoming a saint is that you can't kill unjustly and I believe that killing people because of their differing beliefs is an unjust reason for killing.
American Outrage
The Dann sisters and the Western Shoshone Native Americans faced a political and almost literal war against the US government for rights over the land that they have lived on for over a hundred years. The biggest reason that the fight was so difficult was because ore companies wanted the land for its resources, more specifically gold. I personally believe that this fight was completely ridiculous because the Shoshone owned the land in the first place (and it was recognized as their land when a treaty was signed) and the US looked for a loophole to take the native land out from under them.
The Spanish Inquisition was a time, around 1478 until 1826, when people's faith were being questioned and, as a result, were being accused of heresy and suffered horrible punishments and torture before death. The common misconception is that Spain tried to make a large scale extermination on heresy, but they actually had a minimal death count due to the Inquisition relative to other countries.
Sainthood for Queen Isabella
Currently Catholics, and more specifically, Pope John Paul is attempting to canonize Queen Isabella. They are pushing for her sainthood because she is credited for making Spain fervently Catholic and thus is a huge contributor to their faith. Other people do not believe that she deserves to be a saint because she is also responsible for the exile and death of thousands of Jews. I personally agree with these people, because of one of the criteria of becoming a saint is that you can't kill unjustly and I believe that killing people because of their differing beliefs is an unjust reason for killing.
American Outrage
The Dann sisters and the Western Shoshone Native Americans faced a political and almost literal war against the US government for rights over the land that they have lived on for over a hundred years. The biggest reason that the fight was so difficult was because ore companies wanted the land for its resources, more specifically gold. I personally believe that this fight was completely ridiculous because the Shoshone owned the land in the first place (and it was recognized as their land when a treaty was signed) and the US looked for a loophole to take the native land out from under them.
Denver Indian Center Potluck
At the Denver Indian Center I, unfortunately, was joined by an elderly couple that was there for only the food and spoke only a handful of words for the entirety of their time at the potluck. It seemed as though they spoke very little English and were in no state to have an engaging conversation about their lives as Native Americans.
Why is it Necessary to Spell Out Native Rights?
It is necessary for nations to spell out Native American rights and to agree to respect them for the same reason that other laws and rights are agreed upon; so they are doing what they are supposed to do, protecting the people they apply to.
Denver Indian Center Potluck
At the Denver Indian Center I, unfortunately, was joined by an elderly couple that was there for only the food and spoke only a handful of words for the entirety of their time at the potluck. It seemed as though they spoke very little English and were in no state to have an engaging conversation about their lives as Native Americans.
Why is it Necessary to Spell Out Native Rights?
It is necessary for nations to spell out Native American rights and to agree to respect them for the same reason that other laws and rights are agreed upon; so they are doing what they are supposed to do, protecting the people they apply to.
Combating Indian Stereotypes
The Victims of Progress
The doctrine of discovery states that that a person can lay claim to any land he discovers
The Monroe Doctrine warns European nations that it will not tolerate any further colonization or puppet monarchs.
Manifest Destiny the belief that the colonization and expansion of the US was both justified and inevitable.
The doctrine of discovery states that that a person can lay claim to any land he discovers
The Monroe Doctrine warns European nations that it will not tolerate any further colonization or puppet monarchs.
Manifest Destiny the belief that the colonization and expansion of the US was both justified and inevitable.
The Seventh Generation and Being a good Ancestor
There are too many people on this planet for us all to be fighting, we need to tolerate each other and fix past mistakes if we want to even make it to seven generations in the future.
The Age of Exploration
Hernan Cortes is considered the worst of the worst when it comes to European explorers. He was haughty, mischievous, and quarrelsome. He exploited seething rivalries to overthrow the Aztecs. And he replaced their leader as tyrant. And on top of that, he brought the smallpox with him which devastated the Aztecs more that the initial brutality.
When I was researching Cortes, all the websites either excluded his brutality from the text or it talked about it in great detail, but no website refuted the evidence that he did what he did.
www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/columbus-pizarro-and-other-world-explorers-ranked-by-how-many-they-killed
Hernan Cortes is considered the worst of the worst when it comes to European explorers. He was haughty, mischievous, and quarrelsome. He exploited seething rivalries to overthrow the Aztecs. And he replaced their leader as tyrant. And on top of that, he brought the smallpox with him which devastated the Aztecs more that the initial brutality.
When I was researching Cortes, all the websites either excluded his brutality from the text or it talked about it in great detail, but no website refuted the evidence that he did what he did.
www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/columbus-pizarro-and-other-world-explorers-ranked-by-how-many-they-killed
Pre and post opinions
The biggest change in my opinions was the degree of my answers (ex: 6 to an 8)
The opinion that changed the most was number four "Without the defeat of the native people, we wouldn't have this great nation."
At first I thought that the conquering of the indigenous people was terrible but inevitable, but after hearing how the natives responded to the arrival of the natives I started to realize that it was not impossible for the natives and the Spaniards to get along.
I learned that Columbus was the one responsible for the genocide of the Tainos and that he paved the way for other explorers to do the same.