>> joseph sanch is 26% native american. to him the movement to erase sir francis drake's name from the boulevard arrives decades late. critics claim the english explorer deserves no recognition on his actions as a colonialist and slave trader. the critics also have critics. they don't oppose the movement as to how it's been forced on them. >> i have a real problem with the hypocrisy on this. i think the message should be let's teach everybody about what happened. >> reporter: as divisive as this issue has become, there is one area where everyone seems to agree, that this is not just about sir francis drake and the use of his name, but it's about marin county and how this part of it in particular views itself. >> what is it that they don't get? >> that he represents colonialists. and colonialism had a devastating effect on my people. >> it's about the beginning of walking our talk and standing behind the need for systems changes in our county. >> but i think the question has always been, you know, who gets to write history.