What people decide to call the second day in October can say a lot about their beliefs and values.
It has been deemed Columbus Day since the late 1930’s when Franklin D. Roosevelt made it a national holiday in honor of Christopher Columbus. But since the 1990’s, cities and states across America have urged a switch to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. School districts as large as my former one, Chicago Public Schools, and my current one, Leyden High School District 212 in Franklin Park, have made the change. Businesses are also taking a different stance by labeling it a three-day weekend or a holiday.
