So we should, in fact, celebrate Native American culture with Indigenous People’s Day. It would be culturally beneficial and worthwhile. Just don’t do it on Columbus Day.

In the more than 80 years since Columbus Day became an official holiday, it has drawn criticism. Some cities and states are opting to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples' Day instead.

Columbus Day will be observed Monday. While many people still honor the memory of Columbus coming to America and use it to celebrate Italian-American heritage, many indigenous people protest it ...

How To Celebrate Columbus Day In The Most Columbus Day Way Possible In honor of this momentous and joyful occasion, here are a few ways to honor our country's founder in true Columbus Day fashion.

I'm spending my Columbus holiday this year in New York, participating in the parade sponsored by Italian-Americans who proudly celebrate the courage and skill of the Genoese explorer who ...

About 29 states across the United States and Washington D.C. do not celebrate Columbus Day, approximately 216 cities have either renamed or replaced the holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day ...

Over 100 years ago, Columbus Day was known as Discovery Day. President Benjamin Harrison's Discovery Day proclamation in October 1892 asked the people of the country to "cease from toil and devote ...

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The first recorded celebration of Columbus Day in the U.S. took place on Oct. 12, ... we celebrate Christopher Columbus arriving in the Americas and the dawn of Western Civilization in the New World.

If you’re like me, you were taught in grade school that Columbus was an awful person who killed peace-loving natives, and is a symbol for Western oppression. Consequently, we were told that we shouldn ...

Why We Celebrate Columbus Day. Christopher Columbus Statue in Plaza De Colon, in San Juan, Puerto Rico ( A Bello/Getty Images) Share 175 Comments Listen. By Dan McLaughlin. About Dan McLaughlin; ...

Whether you have to work, or you're off on Monday for Columbus Day, you're in the majority if you decide to celebrate. Nearly 60 percent of respondents to a recent poll on the controversial ...