The discourse surrounding the celebration of Indigenous People's Day vs "Columbus Day" continues as the country denies reckoning with its own history of its founding. This history exists past and present as the fruits of colonization remain largely unacknowledged or blatantly ignored. The recentering of indigenous peoples in this narrative is crucial for our society to come to terms with the oppression, assimilation, and appropriation of indigenous communities and culture.  References/Resources/Recommendations: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)The Impact of Words and Tips for Using Appropriate Terminology: Am I Using the Right Word? | National Museum of the American Indian Federal Boarding SchoolsOrigin of Names of U.S. States | U.S. Dept of the InteriorFederal Indian Boarding School Initiative | U.S. Dept of the InteriorFederal Indian Boarding School Initiative | U.S. Dept of the InteriorVideo: Unspoken: America's Native American Boarding Schools (Part One) | PBSUnspoken: America's Native American Boarding Schools (Part Two) | PBSStruggling with Cultural Repression | National Museum of the American Indian - SmithsonianU.S. Indian Boarding School History | The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition "Indian" Removal ActRemembering the Trail of Death and its Impact on the Potawatomi PeopleThe Potawatomi Trail of Death | The History MuseumImmigration and Relocation in U.S. History: Native American | Library of CongressTrail of Tears | History.comThe Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears | National Geographic(Video) How the Brutal Trail of Tears Got Its Name | Smithsonian Channel (Youtube) Christopher ColumbusWas Christopher Columbus a Hero or Villain? | Biography.comWhy Columbus Day Courts Controversy | History.comChristopher Columbus | Britannica.com Sand Creek Massacre(Video) UNUM Short: Remembering the Sand Creek Massacre | PBSSand Creek Massacre | Britannica.com Osage MurdersHow Marriage and Murder were Used to Steal Osage Oil Riches | History.com AdditionalButchered Tongue Lyrics (Hozier) | Genius LyricsUnderstanding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis Beyond Individual Acts of Violence Indiana Statehood | IN.govOklahoma | History.comSkunk, Bayou, and Other Words with Native American Origins | Merriam-WebsterA Legacy of Negligence: The Historical Mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples in the United States | Berkley Public Policy Journal