Columbus Day Changing to Indigenous People's Day | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The state of Vermont and the cities of Denver and Phoenix have joined a growing roster of locales observing Indigenous People's Day on the second Monday in October (as in, today) instead of one named for the Italian explorer who famously sailed the ocean blue in 1492 and is erroneously credited with “discovering” the Americas. Yeah, you Christopher Columbus.


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