Columbus Day

In the words of singer/story teller Nancy Schimmel:

In fourteen hundred and ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
It was a courageous thing to do,
But someone was already here.

The power and privilege of the Europeans led Columbus and those who came after him to believe that they were “discovering” a land that had been occupied for thousands of years.

In what ways might privilege distort how you view your accomplishments or your place in the world?