New Mexico, Vermont, And Maine Replace Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples' Day

Meera Dolasia
Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:00:38 -0700

Celebrated annually on the second Monday in October, Columbus Day honors Italian explorer Christopher Columbus's discovery of America. However, the federal holiday, which will be observed on October 14, 2019, has long drawn criticism due to the European settlers' brutal treatment of the Native American people. It has also been argued that America had already been "discovered" by the indigenous people when Columbus arrived.