A growing number of cities, states and universities are replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, also known as Native Americans Day.
For many Americans, the second Monday in October is a celebration of Italian heritage and Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas. But a growing number of cities, states and universities are abandoning ship and replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, also known as Native Americans Day.
“Through this executive order, we recognize and appreciate our tribal nations and Indigenous people and their resilience, wisdom, and the contributions they make to our state," Gov. Tony Evers said in a press release. “Native Americans in Wisconsin and throughout our country have suffered unjust treatment — often at the hands of our government — and today is about recognizing that Wisconsin would not be all that it is without Indigenous people.”On Thursday, Washington, D.C.
"For us to celebrate a man who’s done these horrible atrocities against indigenous people, to me, it’s a slap in the face. I understand where the Italian-American community is coming from, it gives them a chance to celebrate their heritage, but at the expense of another’s culture," Tamez-Pochel said."It’s wrong to spread false narratives of what actually happened. We have to start telling the truth, even in our schools.
Similarly, Alabama observes"American Indian Heritage Day" along with Columbus Day. Some cities in New York, Connecticut, and Oklahoma also celebrate both holidays.Native American Day: In South Dakota, it's not Columbus Day Columbus Day celebrations date back to 1792, when New York City celebrated the 300th anniversary of Columbus’s landfall. It official became one of now 10 official federal holidays in the 1930s, but local municipalities and states have not always observed it. Even Columbus, Ohio, named for the explorer, did not observe the holiday last year, citing a lack of funding to give city employees both Veterans Day and Columbus Day off.
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