Maine becomes the latest state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, signed the legislation into law at a ceremony at the Maine State House and said she wants the state to come to grips with the more controversial parts of the American past."Our history is by no means perfect. But, for too long, it has been written and presented in a way that fails to acknowledge our shortcomings," Mills said in a statement."There is power in a name and in who we choose to honor.
Others also point to the conclusion many historians have reached: Columbus was neither the first person nor the first European to discover the Americas.Read MoreEarlier this month, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day, saying she was"proud" to make the change. Alaska, Minnesota and Oregon have already left Columbus behind. South Dakota has been celebrating Native American Day since 1990.
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