Tag: Indigenous

Posted: 09/06/2021 / 11:48 AM CDT / Updated: 09/06/2021 / 1:31 p.m. CDT FILE - In this October 12, 2020 file photo, a pedestrian takes a photo of graffiti on a temporary metal barrier erected to protect the perimeter of the Christopher Columbus statue removed by authorities on Paseo de...

PORTSMOUTH - After a passionate Please from high school students To make a change, the city council narrowly voted on Monday to permanently add Indigenous Peoples Day to the city calendar alongside Columbus Day.Councilor Cliff Lazenby moved that the city recognize Indigenous Peoples Day "instead of the day typically...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP)- Indigenous Peoples’ Day would replace Columbus Day in Maryland if a bill in the General Assembly is passed this legislative session.             At a hearing on Thursday, members of different advocacy groups testified for and against the bill, which would take effect on Oct. 1, 2021.           ...

Indigenous Peoples Day would replace Columbus Day in Maryland if a bill is passed in the General Assembly during that legislature. At a hearing on Thursday, members of various interest groups testified for and against the bill, which is due to come into force on October 1, 2021. Columbus Day...

The city of Philadelphia will no longer celebrate Columbus Day - and that has the organizers of the city's annual celebration in their arms. By order of the executive, Mayor...