9 cities abolish Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Nine cities in states across the US have pressed for resolutions
to recognize October 12 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day rather than Columbus
Day. Eight of those cities passed resolutions in the last two months
and three adopted a resolution just this week.
“Albuquerque recognizes the occupation of New Mexico’s homelands for the building of our City and knows indigenous nations have lived upon this land since time immemorial and values the process of our society accomplished through and by American Indian thought, culture, technology.”
The proclamation noted 500 years of Indian resistance since the arrival of Christopher Columbus and marked the day “in an effort to reveal a more accurate historical record of the ‘discovery’ of the United States of America,” and to “recognize the contributions of Indigenous peoples despite enormous efforts against native nations.”
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