Articles written by Mark Anthony Rolo

Mark Anthony Rolo, Star Tribune|Oct 8, 2012

For American Indians, Columbus Day is not a typical holiday. We don't celebrate 500 years of being dominated, exploited, enslaved and nearly exterminated by Europeans. But we do celebrate our survival. Diana King is an enrolled member of the White Earth Indian Nation in northern Minnesota. For the last 12 years, she has taught at the Waubun High School, which is located on a reservation. "Columbus Day is a chance to teach about who we once were, what has become of us since Europeans arrived on...