Wellesley voters back referendum question renaming Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoplesâ Day By John Hilliard Globe Staff,Updated March 3, 2021, 3:24 p.m. Email to a Friend The statue of Christopher Columbus in Boston's North End was vandalized by someone who knocked the head off the memorial last year.Lane Turner/Globe Staff Wellesley voters on March 2 backed a referendum ballot question that called for replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoplesâ Day, a holiday intended to recognize the âhumanity, culture and historyâ of the nationâs native inhabitants. The nonbinding question appeared on the ballot for the townâs municipal election, which included candidates for local office.