The Board on Geographic Names has officially rejected the proposal to honor Juan Ponce de Leon and instead accepted our recommendation to name the land Ais Island. This outcome restores dignity to the ancestral home of the Ais people and validates your collective efforts. We have successfully secured a legacy …
July 23, 2012
Protest the proposal to name a barrier island in honor of Juan Ponce de Leon.
Final supporters
We the undersigned, strongly OPPOSE the proposal to name the Brevard County Barrier Island after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon.
Ponce de Leon is a documented brutal slaver and slaughterer of the Indigenous
People's of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Florida peninsula. Ponce de Leon is
studied in the Yale University Genocide Studies Program. It is totally inappropriate
and offensive to name the original ancient homeland and resting place of the indigenous Ais (Ah-EEs) Peoples after a man that was commissioned and rewarded for years of enslaving and killing the Native People of the Americas.
We instead PROPOSE that the US Geological Survey’s Board on Geographic Names name the Brevard County Barrier Island "Ais Island" to honor the area’s original inhabitants.
The name Ais Island will bring more respect and appreciation for the numerous Ais archaeology sites on the barrier island as well as raise awareness of Florida's First Peoples.
We say YES to “Ais Island”.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
May 8, 2012
April 20, 2012
The momentum surrounding our proposal to rename the barrier island has grown significantly in recent days. This collective focus reinforces the importance of acknowledging the Ais people and honoring their history properly.
Reached 100 supporters
November 22, 2011
7 Comments
Seriously. We shouldn't be naming landmarks after guys who committed genocide. Ais Island is the only right choice.
Ais Island sounds way better anyway. lets move on from the past.
NO MORE HONORS FOR ENSLAVERS. give the land back its real name.
the history of this place is older than his arrival. show some respect to the first people who actually lived here.
why are we still honoring people like this in 2016. lets get it right for once and name it after the Ais.
No. Protect the Indian grounds.
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The Board on Geographic Names has officially rejected the proposal to honor Juan Ponce de Leon and instead accepted our recommendation to name the land Ais Island. This outcome restores dignity to the ancestral home of the Ais people and validates your collective efforts. We have successfully secured a legacy …
July 23, 2012
Protest the proposal to name a barrier island in honor of Juan Ponce de Leon.
Final supporters
We the undersigned, strongly OPPOSE the proposal to name the Brevard County Barrier Island after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon.
Ponce de Leon is a documented brutal slaver and slaughterer of the Indigenous
People's of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Florida peninsula. Ponce de Leon is
studied in the Yale University Genocide Studies Program. It is totally inappropriate
and offensive to name the original ancient homeland and resting place of the indigenous Ais (Ah-EEs) Peoples after a man that was commissioned and rewarded for years of enslaving and killing the Native People of the Americas.
We instead PROPOSE that the US Geological Survey’s Board on Geographic Names name the Brevard County Barrier Island "Ais Island" to honor the area’s original inhabitants.
The name Ais Island will bring more respect and appreciation for the numerous Ais archaeology sites on the barrier island as well as raise awareness of Florida's First Peoples.
We say YES to “Ais Island”.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
May 8, 2012
April 20, 2012
The momentum surrounding our proposal to rename the barrier island has grown significantly in recent days. This collective focus reinforces the importance of acknowledging the Ais people and honoring their history properly.
Reached 100 supporters
November 22, 2011
7 Comments
Let's name our island After the indigenous people that loved the land so much.
Seriously. We shouldn't be naming landmarks after guys who committed genocide. Ais Island is the only right choice.
Ais Island sounds way better anyway. lets move on from the past.
NO MORE HONORS FOR ENSLAVERS. give the land back its real name.
the history of this place is older than his arrival. show some respect to the first people who actually lived here.
why are we still honoring people like this in 2016. lets get it right for once and name it after the Ais.
No. Protect the Indian grounds.
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Let's name our island After the indigenous people that loved the land so much.