When Cristopher Columbus arrived in 1492, it's estimated that 5 million to 15 million people lived in North America.
The number declined sharply to fewer than 238,000 by the late 19th century. #genocide #ThanksgivingDay
The number declined sharply to fewer than 238,000 by the late 19th century. #genocide #ThanksgivingDay
Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas but Leif Erickson first landed on Canadian shores almost 500 years before Columbus arrived in the Bahamas.
Erickson was converted to Christianity by King Olaf I in what is now Norway.
Erickson was converted to Christianity by King Olaf I in what is now Norway.
Columbus Day is a national embarrassment for the US.
No country should ever celebrate genocide.
Christopher Columbus is a man who created disposition and genocide of millions of Natives in America.
No country should ever celebrate genocide.
Christopher Columbus is a man who created disposition and genocide of millions of Natives in America.
Native Americans didn't killed all bisons. European colonisers did this.
This photo was taken in 1892. Millions of bison skulls await industrial processing at Michigan Carbon Work in Rogueville (a suburb of Detroit). #justsaying
This photo was taken in 1892. Millions of bison skulls await industrial processing at Michigan Carbon Work in Rogueville (a suburb of Detroit). #justsaying
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