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Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day — is a chance to reflect on how the US has treated Indigenous people and fight for a better future.
(CNN) — For centuries, the US celebrated Christopher Columbus as the intrepid explorer who discovered the Americas — a symbol of the American ideals of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Here’s the history behind Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and what some Native Americans say the holiday means for them.
Here’s the history behind Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and what some Native Americans say the holiday means for them.
The movement to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day has been decades in the making.