Columbus Day

      On Monday we don't have school in observance of Columbus Day.  However, not all people in the Americas celebrate Columbus's arrival to the Americas.  His arrival meant the coming and colonization of the Europeans and some people remember that this destroyed the way of life for many of the indigenous people living in the Americas at the time of his arrival.

    Many people with of indigenous backgrounds celebrate el día de la raza in October instead of Columbus Day. Día de la raza means "Day of the Race" so people remember and celebrate their ancestry and heritage. 

    On Monday, my family and I will celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving because my father is from Canada.

  I hope everybody has a wonderful long weekend, whatever you are celebrating!