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Cook County commissioner urges pause on changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day just yet

A plan before the Cook County Board would change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. But Commissioner Stanley Moore, who said he's a descendant of Freedmen, wants to put a pause on the proposal until all Five Civilized Tribes the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole nations recognize Black people once enslaved by tribal citizens, with citizenship and rights. ....

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Descendants of Blacks enslaved by indigenous people push back against renaming Columbus Day at county hearing


Moore’s remarks came as the Cook County Board debated a resolution Monday on changing the October holiday.
Opponents, including members of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian-Americans, feared that renaming the holiday would hinder an annual celebration of Italian-American culture. Others supported an Indigenous Peoples’ Day but one that did not interfere with Columbus Day.
Chicago Teachers Union Chief of Staff Jane Johnson, a former Chicago Public Schools history teacher, commended CPS’ earlier decision to change its calendar in speaking in favor of the county change.
“It sends a powerful signal that we don’t celebrate an individual responsible for genocide conquest slavery and rape,” she said. “It’s time to undo the damage.” ....

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