Welcome to this throwback edition of the award-winning Best of Left podcast, where we remember the past and choose to repeat it.

It's not that attempting to assert national myths is as big of a deal as, say, threatening to kill political adversaries by labeling them as terrorists, as Trump has done recently.

But they are both from the same fascist playbook.

So since Trump's off it to put a lot of effort into reasserting the national myth of Christopher

Columbus, we thought we'd use our day off to remind everyone that it's still a myth.

And so to look back to better understand the present, sources today include the

Native Opinion podcast, Vox, Let's Talk Native, a progressive faith sermon from Dr. Roger Ray,

the Katie Helper Show, backstory, loud and clear, and some more news.

Mind the next time we get close to this holiday again.

Number one, highlight the historical and contemporary contributions indigenous people have made and continue to make in society.

Adopting Indigenous People's day is an opportunity to celebrate and honor the histories, cultures, contributions,

and resilience of contemporary Native peoples.

And we did that earlier by playing the piece on Eloise Cobal for you folks.

Number two, non-natives may push back against campaigns that center the abolishment of Columbus Day.

While abolishing Columbus Day is crucial to the legislation, more support is garnered when the movement centers the celebration of diverse indigenous peoples

across the globe.

Number three, most non-natives were taught a romantic narrative about Christopher Columbus that omits

the atrocities he committed against many different indigenous groups.

It's crucial to educate non-natives about the true history of Christopher Columbus,

such as presenting firsthand accounts from Columbus's journal.

Now, that's what John's about to do, and that's a good thing.

With this, non-natives will become aware that celebrating Columbus Day contributes to the erasure of indigenous peoples' trauma in history.

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