Somehow, the 15th-century Italian explorer still got his own national holiday. But more cities and states are scrapping Columbus Day to honor the people who were here first — and who suffered greatly ...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mike Rulli, a Republican from Salem, has introduced legislation that would cut federal funding to state and local governments that replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ ...
A group called The Resilient Indigenous Action Collective called for the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Square in Syracuse. New York State recognizes Columbus Day as a paid ...
Don’t let fights over names distract you from the real fights over Indigenous land, sovereignty, and rights. Every year, my tribe—the Aquinnah Wampanoag—celebrates Cranberry Day on the second Tuesday ...
Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all — they’re about whether America should exist. “Columbus’s journey carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, ...
There may have been anywhere from over 5,000 to over 7,500 people gathered in the Mesa Junction when Pueblo's Christopher Columbus Monument was unveiled on Oct. 12, 1905. While there was not the same ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York State officially recognizes the paid holiday Columbus Day on the second Monday in October. On Sunday night, New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s warning about a coastal ...
Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all — they’re about whether America should exist. “Columbus’s journey carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, ...