Several US states and cities have done away with Columbus Day celebrations in deference to Native Americans.
Several US states and cities have done away with Columbus Day celebrations in deference to Native Americans.
Which states celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Alaska
Hawaii (Discoverers’ Day)
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Nevada (Aug 9)
New Mexico
Oregon
South Dakota
Vermont
Wisconsin
Dozens of cities
A handful of US states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honouring Christopher Columbus.
From Minnesota to Vermont, at least five states and Washington, DC, have done away with Columbus Day celebrations in deference to Native Americans, though the federal Columbus Day remains in place. Other states celebrate Columbus Day, but have also symbolically recognised Indigenous Peoples’ Day either on the same day or another one.
Since 1992, Native American advocates have pressed states to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day over concerns that Columbus helped launched centuries of genocide against indigenous populations in the Americas.
