They have Colombus day,and they have the Land Run of Oklahoma day, but i didnt run on that day, because i said that it was wrong, but there is no Native American day, they should have a day of celebrating of Sitting Bull's birthday, or the Choctaw Code talkers, but why dont they?
dont you think that there should be a Native American holiday?
2007-08-13 08:35:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
WORLD WAR I AND II
CHOCTAW CODE TALKERS
In the closing days of World War I, fourteen Choctaw Indian men in the Army's Thirty-Sixth Division, trained to use their language, helped the American Expeditionary Force win several key battles in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign in France, the final big German push of the war. The fourteen Choctaw Code Talkers were Albert Billy, Mitchell Bobb, Victor Brown, Ben Caterby, James Edwards, Tobias Frazer, Ben Hampton, Solomon Louis, Pete Maytubby, Jeff Nelson, Joseph Oklahombi, Robert Taylor, Calvin Wilson, and Walter Veach.
With at least one Choctaw man placed in each field company headquarters, they handled military communications by field telephone, translated radio messages into the Choctaw language, and wrote field orders to be carried by "runners" between the various companies. The German army, which captured about one out of four messengers, never deciphered the messages written in Choctaw.
The Choctaws were recognized as the first t
2007-08-13 08:55:39 · update #1
Yeah the country celebrates the birthday of the man who when he "discovered" America was being watched from the shore by us...
As for my opinion, I have protested at Columbus Day parades and been arrested for doing so. So you know my opinion now.
As for a Native American Holiday we do celebrate several during the year, there's the Festival of the Corn in the Autumn, oh heck we celebrate everyday for pete's sake. But as for a Federal holiday, I don't think we'll ever see it. But it would be nice, it doesn't have to be anything specific, just a day where we get to parade down main street in our regalia and have one huge Pow Wow, for everyone, a day to bring to everyone some of our culture and a chance to dispell some of the stereotypes people have about us....
2007-08-13 15:51:33 · answer #1 · answered by Coolrogue 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In this world of "political correctness", where nations' leaders apologize for events that occurred decades before even they were born, it genuinely surprises me that there are no Native American holidays (Federal or not).
But, think about this . . . which tribe/person/event should we celebrate? Mohawk? Sioux? Sacajawea (already on a coin!)? Squanto? Battle of Little Bighorn? etc etc etc
2007-08-13 15:52:34 · answer #2 · answered by skaizun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i think they should have a Native American holiday
2007-08-13 16:06:24 · answer #3 · answered by Sexxiii 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the ball and run. Make it happen.You make it sound like that is somebody's job to make sure we have all the proper holidays. Somebody has to start the ball rolling.
2007-08-13 15:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by jim h 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and there should not be a Columbus day, he didn't do anything.
2007-08-13 15:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There should be a human day!
2007-08-13 15:43:50 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have no idea but its a dumb holiday to me for a man that DIDN'T DISCOVER ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-08-13 16:31:10 · answer #7 · answered by wargraymon2006 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋