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Oct 2, 2022 · Columbus Day began as a celebration of Italian immigrants who faced persecution in the U.S. But for many it’s now a symbol of the colonization and oppression of Indigenous people.
Oct 9, 2023 · For many Indigenous peoples, Columbus Day is a controversial holiday. This is because Columbus is viewed not as a discoverer, but rather as a colonizer. His arrival led to the forceful...
Oct 6, 2017 · Indigenous Peoples’ Day coincides with Columbus Day and celebrates the history and contributions of Native Americans. While not yet a federal holiday, it has been federally recognized...
- Becky Little
Oct 11, 2024 · Indigenous Peoples’ Day arose as a response to Columbus Day, a holiday that commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492. Historically, that holiday has celebrated the explorer for opening the New World to European settlement.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The city symbolically renamed Columbus Day as "Indigenous Peoples Day" beginning in 1992 to protest the historical conquest of North America by Europeans, and to call attention to the losses suffered by the Native American peoples and their cultures through diseases, warfare, massacres, and forced assimilation.
Oct 7, 2021 · A growing number of states are recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day on what has traditionally been Columbus Day. An education scholar weighs in on what this means for America’s schools.
Oct 9, 2023 · CNN — For centuries, the US celebrated Christopher Columbus as the intrepid explorer who discovered the Americas — a symbol of the American ideals of entrepreneurship and innovation. The story of...