Columbus' Impact on Indigenous Peoples

columbus quickly took advantage of the indigenous peoples and their lands economically and politically/ncolumbus' actions helped lay cultural foundations for discrimination and regimes of inequality in European imperialism/ncolumbus planted a flag, claimed lands for the Spanish crown, and captured peoples, shaping the lives of millions/ncolumbus failed to recognize the autonomy and integrity of the people he encountered in the Americas/ncolumbus' legacy is celebrated with little reflection on the broader story of colonialism/nIndigenous People's Day replaced Columbus Day to recognize those marginalized by colonialism/nMore work is needed to understand and appreciate indigenous peoples since the invasion in 1492