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Everything You Need to Know About Indigenous Peoples Day

By Lisa Marie Segarra

Barcelona's Famous Christopher Columbus Statue Is Under Attack

By Suyin Haynes

Watch Broad City’s Abbi and Ilana Debate the Best Way to Observe Columbus Day

By Eliza Berman

How to Talk to Kids About America Before Columbus

By Carey Wallace
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Who Has Columbus Day Off (and Who Doesn't)

Only 14 percent of organizations are closed on Columbus Day

By Nolan Feeney

How We Can Treat the Gun Violence Epidemic

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

John Oliver Asks: How Is Columbus Day Still a Thing?

Plus, some recommendations for alternative holidays

By Samantha Grossman

How Indigenous Peoples Day Came to Be

Berkeley was the first U.S. city to observe the holiday in 1992

By Nolan Feeney

Columbus Day: Is Tony Soprano Quintessentially American?

Christopher Columbus is no longer the iconic Italian-American. And that might be a good thing

By Nancy Foner / Zocalo Public Square

See How Christopher Columbus Got His Own Holiday

The 15th century explorer is known for "discovering" the New World

By Salima Koroma

Seattle Changes Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day

Seattle joins a growing number of cities officially recognizing Native American history

By Nolan Feeney

Minneapolis to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day

The city will commemorate the country's indigenous natives on the second Monday in October, the same day as Columbus Day, in order to honor the "more accurate historical record" of Columbus's 1492 discovery

By Nolan Feeney
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