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This is shameful. The whole planet should be reminded of the true story: the violent destruction of the Native American people [by European colonizers] that included rapes and pillage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>\n<p>He added, \u201cA large museum explaining the holocaust of Native Americans should be built in Washington, D.C., where all the Native American survivors could come to commemorate their ancestors on Native American Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>\n<p><h5>Rael also advocates \u201ctrue decolonization.\u201d Here are some excerpts from his interview:<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cThe growing trend to ban Columbus Day in some countries and even in some U.S. states is wonderful but not enough,\u201d Rael emphasized. \u201cIt\u2019s time for a de-Christianization campaign; indigenous people who are betraying the memory of their ancestors by practicing the religion of the colonizers should apostatize.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also time for their de-Europeanization. They should refuse to use anything coming from the colonizers, such as costumes and names.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>(&#8230;)<\/p>\n<li style=\"display:inline;\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary  \" href=\"http:\/\/www.raelpress.org\/news.php?item.454.1\" target=\"_blank\" > Read more on Rael-PRESS &#8211;&gt;<\/a> <\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAS VEGAS, OCT. 11 \u2013 While many people in the Americas celebrate Columbus Day on Wednesday, Raelians will protest in front of statues of Columbus and outside Spanish embassies to express their support for Native 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