anti-Columbus Day Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street protesters converge with Native Americans protesting Columbus Day and Taiwanese dragon dancers observing Double X Day. The groups circle Bowling Green as police prevent them from gathering before the steps of the National Museum of the American Indian. Everyone returns to Zucotti Park, where police have blocked traffic on Broadway. October 10, 2011, New York City.

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News & Politics

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• Occupy Wall Street
• protest
• Columbus Day
• American Indian museum
• Museum of the American Indian.

[MazlanD]

Pretty good, but they really should have changed their 'slogan' so it doesn't look like they were hijacking the Native American Anti-Columbus day. Unless there was something else happening there that i've missed??

Nice to see the cop talking to the people :D

[MrPotatoHeadNews]

@MazlanD : Actually the Native Americans were working with the OWS people; it was no coincidence that they were in Liberty Square and then marched down the same street at the same time (though there seems to have been a chaotic/spontaneous element in the launching of the marches.) In subsequent days we noticed far more Natives in the park than you typically see anywhere in NYC; apparently many came back again and again, inspired by the show of unity you see here.

[headdresserscout]

Awesome! I can't even tell you how happy I am to see this!!!!!! OKI NAPI's MUCH LOVE + LUCK BOTHERS & SISTERS :D - Scout

[quebestiadecarro]

Anti-Columbus day rules!

[MazlanD]

@MrPotatoHeadNews Thats for the info Mr.PotatoHead! Glad to hear it worked out well for everyone :D