Here's what Native Americans have to say when they hear the name Christopher Columbus

Impact

There's a day named after him. There's a country named after him. But Christopher Columbus' name is still a punch in the chest for some people.

Viral video site Cut recently released a video featuring a game of word association. A person behind the camera asks a group of Native Americans to respond to the name "Christopher Columbus." Here's what some of them had to say. 

For some, the answer was brief — but painful. 

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Some chose to talk about Columbus Day. 

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There were a few recurring themes.  

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Some people brought up the ways Native American history has been affected by the explorer. 

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A lot of respondents had a simple four-letter word for Columbus. 

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To watch more reactions, watch the entire video below. 

Cut also created a video for the word "Thanksgiving":