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Native Americans celebrate their histories and cultures on Indigenous Peoples Day

Native Americans are celebrating their histories and cultures with events across the country marking Indigenous Peoples Day

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

Up First briefing: How — and why — we honor Indigenous Peoples' Day

A growing number of states and cities acknowledge Indigenous Peoples' Day. Some want it to replace Columbus Day. Here are some ideas for how to mark the holiday, plus book and podcast recommendations.

WEKU · Oct 9, 2023

For Indigenous Peoples Day, groups say it’s time to leave Columbus behind

Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois all observe Columbus Day, but some are calling for new ways to celebrate Italian heritage.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 9, 2023

What is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history

From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience with ceremonies, dances and speeches

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Churches confess and repent for sins against Native and Indigenous people

Many Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the subjugation of Native and Indigenous people. That's now playing out in local congregations.

WEKU · Oct 6, 2023

Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby town

Three years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles west of the capital

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Christopher Columbus letter on America ‘discovery’ expected to sell for £1.2m

A letter from Christopher Columbus in which he announces the “discovery” of America is expected to fetch up to £1.2m ($1.5m) at an auction.

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2023

Original letter from Columbus announcing ‘discovery’ of America goes on sale for first time

The explorer is widely thought of as an exploiter today, and didn’t know east from west. But a version of his boastful missive is expected to fetch up to £1.2m at auction

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Akyaaba Addai-Sebo: the shocking conversation that led him to start UK Black History Month

In the mid-1980s he invited Angela Davis, Winnie Mandela, Jesse Jackson and Ray Charles to talk to communities across the country. Thus began an enormous, ongoing, consciousness-changing event

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

5 Dissenters in the House

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Reason · Sep 20, 2023