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Christopher Columbus: The Women Of Huron Indians
My earliest memory of being taught history revolved around Christopher Columbus. I think I’ll always remember the song, Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. Teachers and history books attempted to paint Christopher Columbus as a good man who did wonderful things when the reality is that he slaughtered the indigenous people he found there. I’ve never heard from one history teacher the true story concerning him. It seemed women in history rarely if ever got mentioned when I was being taught. If I had to choose one specific experience from chapter 1 to discuss it would be regarding the women of Huron tribe. The men and women of this tribe seem to be ambassadors for the equality movement. I believe if I and other women would’ve been taught
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