LBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples’ Day as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus.
From Minnesota to Vermont, at least five states and Washington, D.C. have done away with Columbus Day celebrations in deference to Native Americans, though the federal Columbus holiday remains in place. Since 1992, Native American advocates have pressed states to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day over concerns that Columbus helped launched centuries of genocide against indigenous populations in the Americas.
She said at the time she hoped the move would represent a move “toward healing, toward inclusiveness.” Tribes in Maine have had a rocky relationship with the state government over the years, and the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribes withdrew representatives to the legislature in 2015, when Republican Gov. Paul LePage was in office.
But Native Americans in some states have welcomed the change and said it was time to pay homage to Native Americans instead of Columbus. https://www.snopes.com/ap/2019/10/14/so ... oples-day/
Some US States Marking Their First Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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