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Goodbye, Columbus? Here’s What Indigenous Peoples’ Day Means to Native Americans
Emma Bowman | NPR - TRANSCEND Media Service,
18 Oct 2021
President Biden issued a proclamation on Friday [8 Oct] to observe this Oct. 11 as a day to honor Native Americans, their resilience and their contributions to American society even as they faced assimilation, discrimination and genocide. The move shifts focus from Columbus Day, the federal holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus.
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