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I am surprised and even grieved by the fact that some Christians take offense at the celebration of Indigenous People’s Day. In an article in the Daily Citizen, which is a publication of Focus on the Family, the claim is made that we should not recognize Indigenous People’s Day because they were barbaric and genocidal.NB: In case you cannot see the tragic irony in this, let me point it out for you. The argument basically asserts that the colonial settlers of America were justified in their genocidal actions towards the Native Americans because the Native Americans were barbaric and genocidal. Hmm. Does not the slaughtering of the Native Americans confirm that the US government is barbaric and genocidal?
Critics say the Vatican statement that the 15th-century documents "were manipulated for political purposes by competing colonial powers" sidesteps its responsibility in legitimizing exploitation of Indigenous peoples.