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Explaining the Push to Ditch Columbus Day and Observe Indigenous Peoples' Day Instead
As the mythology around Christopher Columbus has been corrected, many are pushing to replace Columbus Day with a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A cultural strategist and diversity expert, Lauren Wesley Wilson, joined LX News to discuss the importance of recognizing the oppressed rather than celebrating their oppressors.
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Christopher Columbus Statue Vandalized in Providence, RI
A statue of Christopher Columbus was found vandalized in Rhode Island Monday, the day many observe the holiday named for him. The statue in Elmwood was found with the word “genocide” painted on its base and a sign saying “Stop Celebrating Genocide” chained around it, WJAR reports. Photographs of the scene show bright, red paint splattered on the statue.
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What's Open (and Not) on Columbus Day?
Though it’s one of the 10 official federal holidays recognized in the United States, Columbus Day isn’t always celebrated with a day off.
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DC Council Votes to Rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day
“Columbus enslaved, colonized, mutilated, and massacred thousands of Indigenous People in the Americas,” Council Member David Grosso said in a statement.
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4 to Watch: Companies Are Hiring for the Holidays
Take a look at four stories to watch Monday Oct. 8, 2018.
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Images: Los Angeles' Indigenous Peoples Day in Photos
The Los Angeles City Council voted in 2017 to eliminate Columbus Day as an official city holiday and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day. The day is meant to recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants of land that later became the United States.
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No Columbus Day in Columbus: City to Honor Veterans Instead
The largest city named for Christopher Columbus has called off its observance of the divisive holiday that honors the explorer, making a savvy move to tie the switch to a politically safe demographic: veterans.
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LA Marks Its First Indigenous Peoples Day With a Grand Park Celebration
The Black Eyed Peas and Native American rock group Redbone will perform Monday at the grand finale concert for the first celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day in Los Angeles. Los Angeles voted last year to eliminate Columbus Day as an official city holiday and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day.
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LA Observes Its First Indigenous Peoples Day
Councilman Mitch O’Farrell led the effort to eliminate Columbus Day as a city holiday and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Monday Oct. 8, 2018.
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Black Eyed Peas to Perform at Indigenous Peoples Day
The Black Eyed Peas will perform at the grand finale concert for the first celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day in Los Angeles, City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell announced Thursday.
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Los Angeles Votes to Replace Columbus Day with ‘Indigenous Peoples Day' by 2019
Both the city and county of Los Angeles have plans to officially cancel Christopher Columbus Day by 2019, but signs of the change were already on display Monday, Oct. 9 in Grand Park, where a statue of the explorer was surrounded by a chain-link fence.
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LA Leaders Vote to Replace Columbus Day With Indigenous People's Day
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to replace its Columbus Day holiday in October with Indigenous People’s Day.