The native Americans asked the Board of mayor De Blasio to consider dismantling the city’s monuments to Christopher Columbus, the website of the NY Daily News.
The Indian community sent a letter with this request to the Commission, which deals with «controversial monument».
«We must collectively recognize the crimes of Columbus and come to a common agreement that it has no place in U.S. society,» — wrote in his message to the leaders of the community, urging the city authorities to remove all the monuments of Columbus, as well as to consider the issue of demolition of monuments and other people who were in favor of «oppression.»
In particular, the authors of the letter asked to dismantle the monument to Theodore Roosevelt on Central Park West, which depicts «the stereotype of the servile relationship of African Americans and native Americans to FDR».
In addition, community members expressed the wish that the subjects of creativity of native Americans moved from the historical Museum to the Museum of art.
The speaker of the city Council Melissa mark-Viverito stated that he would support the demolition of the monument to Columbus.
Press Secretary of mayor De Blasio Natalie Gribauskas commented that the Commission on monuments have to know first the opinion of the company, it will conduct an online survey. As for the renaming of the holiday of Columbus, then this idea probably doomed to failure.
Previously, mayor De Blasio refused to Express an opinion on the Columbus monument, stating that he would leave this question to the judgment of the Commission. However, it is worth noting that last year the mayor took part in the procession dedicated to the day of Columbus and intend to participate this year.
«The mayor believes that this is an important holiday for the Italian-American community,» added Gribauskas.
