And by honoring Native Americans and not Christopher Columbus, she said they can hopefully paint a different picture than what’s been taught in the history books. The North American continent has never set foot.
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Berkeley, CA, began celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day in 1992, the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ landing.
Though Columbus Day this year falls on the same day as the first celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day, the contending sides agree that the two days should remain separate.
It seems many places in America are over Christopher Columbus.
Columbus Day has been a national holiday since the 1930’s, but a few people are looking to change that. Albuquerque passed a similar resolution in 2014, but it will observe Columbus Day simultaneously.
If you tried to walk in the bank on Monday, you were likely turned away by a “Columbus Day” notice. What’s really odd about this debate is that both sides are fighting over a holiday that is reportedly “one of the most inconsistently celebrated”.
A delegation of Native nations first proposed Indigenous Peoples Day in 1977 at a United Nations-sponsored global Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas.
Antonio Diaz, spokesperson for the Texas Indigenous Council, has been calling for the creation of Indigenous Peoples Day for several years. Should we celebrate the day, or is it an offensive notion? Monday will be held on 5th Street walk, the world sees the interest in becoming the largest Italian cultural events.
City services were available on Monday and workers did not receive the day off.
Meredith, along with a small group of Lincoln residents, protested the holiday on Monday outside the Federal Building. But to millions of Americans vacation in the official holiday, vacation can turn into big challenge for millions of Americans. Congress originally designated the second Sunday in October as Columbus Day in 1934. The postal service (UPS) and the DMV (driving license auto license) closed offices. He found the country we all live in!
From a practical standpoint, regardless of what the day is called there’s no guarantee you have it off from work unless you’re a federal employee.
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Overall, with many cities already banning Columbus Day, only time will tell what will become of the government holiday.
