The Truth About Christopher Columbus

We will learn about the Taino and Arawak people, the myths vs facts about Cristopher Columbus, and the movement to change the holiday to Indigenous Peoples Day. This class is taught from a Native American perspective.

Kelly Tudor

578 total reviews for this teacher

82 reviews for this class

Completed by 310 learners

60 minutes

per class

Meets once

9-14

year olds

1-10

learners per class

per learner

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Class Experience

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...but everything you know about him is probably wrong!
This class will counter the common narrative about Christopher Columbus. We will discuss the people that discovered him in the Caribbean, common myths about Columbus and the facts to counter those myths, and the results of his invasion. We will also talk about why Native peoples and activists are pushing to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day across the United States. This class is taught...

I am a Lipan Apache woman and mother who loves teaching about Native peoples. Truthful education about us is important and I love to help people of all ages learn accurate information about us. I have been actively involved in organizing to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day in several states.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

1 hour per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

We will be talking about atrocities commited by Columbus and the Spanish in the Americas. I will keep the content and discussion on this age appropriate, but it will include killing, maiming, genocide, and slavery. We will NOT be discussing the sexual abuse that took place. The PowerPoint slideshow includes historical drawings and paintings about the acts Columbus comitted, but they are the more mild ones of this type. This is not a class for sensitive learners.

Teacher

Kelly Tudor

I am a Lipan Apache woman who loves teaching about who we are as Native people

578 total reviews

272 completed classes

About Me

I am a citizen of the Lipan Apache nation (Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas). I am culturally intact, speak my language, and am active in my local Native community. I am raising two children traditionally Apache. 
    I have noticed my whole life that...