Indigenous groups in the Americas have taken to the streets in protest of Columbus' legacy of genocide and colonialism:

In Guatemala City, 19-year-old demonstrator Imer Boror was killed and two were wounded as Maya Indians blocked entry points into the capital to protest their government's mining policies.

Protesters were marching on what they called the Day of Dignity and Resistance of the Indian People, protest leader Juana Mulul told AFP, saying the movement "is purely in defense of Mother Earth and our territory."

In Rediscovering the Real Columbus, Norman Solomon reflects on the role of the media in perpetuating the Columbus myth, and shines light on Columbus' brutal legacy:

Columbus' men ordered everyone over age 13 in a province of Haiti to bring in a quota of gold; Indians who failed had their hands cut off and were left to bleed to death.

The war against the native population included hangings and burnings. Mass suicides followed. Historians estimate that half of the Indians on Haiti — as many as 125,000 people — were dead within a few years. Virtually all were dead within two generations.

Indigenous students held actions at universities across the US, including New Mexico, Oregonand Arizona.