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Here’s Why We Should Be Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day, Rather Than Columbus Day

Here’s Why We Should Be Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day, Rather Than Columbus Day

This coming Monday, October 12 is Columbus Day - a national holiday that marks the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas back in 1492. But for many of us, it’s also a very painful day, as it brings up the violent history of colonial oppression at the hands of European explorers. Those wounds can still run deep, even today.
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