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catholicinsd

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You know what's funny? Back in the 19th century during the mass-immigration from all sorts of European countries, people that were born here, most of them of European descent, were calling themselves Native Americans...

Just the useless fact of the day.

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[quote name='Mateo el Feo' post='1400200' date='Oct 9 2007, 11:08 PM']As a native of America, I thank you.[/quote]

And as a Cuassian American, I'd like to apologize for all the wrong-doings of my forebearers.

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[quote name='catholicinsd' post='1400206' date='Oct 10 2007, 12:12 AM']And as a Cuassian American, I'd like to apologize for all the wrong-doings of my forebearers.[/quote]As someone who has never heard of a Cuassian American, I'd like to scratch my head.

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[quote name='Mateo el Feo' post='1400211' date='Oct 9 2007, 11:17 PM']As someone who has never heard of a Cuassian American, I'd like to scratch my head.[/quote]
Caucasian, forgive me

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[quote name='catholicinsd' post='1400212' date='Oct 10 2007, 12:19 AM']Caucasian, forgive me[/quote]I'm sorry. I don't forgive Caucasians. ;)

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Groo the Wanderer

Yes! Happy Native American Day to the buffalo and the mammoths....since they WERE here before the Indians got here....

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Isn't that the loopy new name for 'Columbus Day' that a couple states have adopted? bah, happy Columbus Day to you ;). Christopher Columbus had his faults, but overall he was a great man.

TO Native American Indians: my direct line of ancestors did nothing to aid in the extermination of your races and cultures... we're Irish and came over a few centuries too late to be involved in all that. haha :cool: :smokey:... I do enjoy your gift of tobacco and corn, though, thanks for that!

Those darn British, they were oppressing us about the same time they started exterminating you.

(just illustrating the ridiculosity of the collective guilt of the "white-man" (or "Caucasian")... my line of ancestors did not participate in the African Slave Trade (they were much too poor and oppressed in Ireland at the time) nor the persecution of Native American Indians... so I should get off scott free from that stuff, right?

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homeschoolmom

Yeah, my husband had Monday off because it was Columbus Day (not "Native American Day")... Yeah for bankers holidays!

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I'm Irish also, however, being of European Descent and and living on this land, I do feel somewhat responsible for the injustices perpetrated againist those who lived here before my forefathers.

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homeschoolmom

Just to be clear... here are the federally recognized holidays in the US for 2007
2007 Federal Holidays

Monday, January 1
New Year's Day

Monday, January 15
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, February 19*
Washington’s Birthday

Monday, May 28
Memorial Day

Wednesday, July 4
Independence Day

Monday, September 3
Labor Day

Monday, October 8
Columbus Day

Monday, November 12**
Veterans Day

Thursday, November 22
Thanksgiving Day

Tuesday, December 25
Christmas Day

(and CathinSD, you need to get over your "liberal white guilt")

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HSMom, Clearly you are ignorant of the South Dakota State Law which renames the Holiday to honor Native Americans.

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