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Columbus Day Brings Debate Over Celebrations
Those honoring Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day both celebrated their heritage Monday, but there was disagreement about how to proceed going forward. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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What to Know About Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day in Illinois
Illinois celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day in September and Columbus Day in October, but what does a new proclamation from President Joe Biden mean for the state? Lisa Chavarria reports.
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Tensions Persist Around Celebrating Legacies of Columbus, Native People
Monday’s federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus is highlighting the ongoing divide between those who view the explorer as a representative of Italian Americans’ history and those horrified by an annual tribute that ignores the native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.
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What to Know About Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day in Illinois
Calls are growing not just in Illinois, but nationwide to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of Columbus Day.
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What to Know About Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day in Illinois
Calls are growing not just in Illinois, but nationwide to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of Columbus Day.
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Biden Is First President to Mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
President Joe Biden has issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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Italian-American Group Calls for Chicago to Return Columbus Statues
An Italian American group has accused the city of Chicago of breaking a longstanding deal when it took down Christopher Columbus statues this past summer. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.
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Gary Replaces Columbus Day With Day Honoring Its Late Mayor
The city of Gary has replaced Columbus Day with a holiday honoring its late Mayor Richard Hatcher
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Columbus Day Arrives as Groups Still Grapple Over Explorer's Legacy
Columbus Day was marked this year by more discussions about what the city should do to mark the date, as well as what the fate of statues of the controversial explorer should be. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the latest.
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Illinois Lawmaker Pushes to Change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day
An Illinois lawmaker on Monday renewed her push to change the Columbus Day state holiday to Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
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How Some Chicagoans Changed Columbus Day Celebrations This Year
Columbus Day has been much different this year in Chicago – with the presence of a nationwide movement to replace the federally-recognized holiday altogether and the absence of the city’s annual parade. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.
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Explaining the Push to Ditch Columbus Day and Observe Indigenous Peoples' Day Instead
As the mythology around Christopher Columbus has been corrected, many are pushing to replace Columbus Day with a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A cultural strategist and diversity expert, Lauren Wesley Wilson, joined LX News to discuss the importance of recognizing the oppressed rather than celebrating their oppressors.
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Italian American Organization Leader Speaks on Meaning of Columbus Day
Vice President of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans Ron O’Nesti speaks to NBC 5 on the meaning of Columbus Day for him and celebrating the holiday amid a pandemic.
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Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day: Changes This Year in Chicago
Columbus Day is expected to be much different this year in Chicago – with the presence of a nationwide movement to replace the federally-recognized holiday altogether and the absence of the city’s annual parade. Still, members of Chicago’s Italian American community have planned a rally at Arrigo Park in Little Italy, a celebration they say is more important than...
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Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day: Changes This Year in Chicago
Members of Chicago’s Italian American community have planned a rally for Columbus Day at Arrigo Park in Little Italy, a celebration they say is more important than ever this year. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.
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Cuomo Unveils Mother Cabrini Statue in NYC on Columbus Day
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo marked Columbus Day by unveiling a statue of the Italian-American saint known as Mother Cabrini in lower Manhattan. The dedication of the statue on Monday comes a year after Cuomo announced that the state would commission a monument to the Roman Catholic nun who was canonized in 1946. That decision came after a commission led…
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Italian-American Organizations Demand Columbus Day Be Brought Back
Chicago Public Schools will no longer observe Columbus Day. The Board of Education voted Wednesday to change the name to Indigenous Peoples Day. Now, the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans says it was done illegally.
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Chicago Schools to Observe Indigenous People's Day Instead of Columbus Day
Thanks to a decision reached at the Chicago Board of Education meeting Wednesday, students and faculty will now observe the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day rather than as Columbus Day. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.
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Chicago Schools to Observe Indigenous People's Day Instead of Columbus Day
Thanks to a decision reached at the Chicago Board of Education meeting Wednesday, students and faculty will now observe the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day rather than as Columbus Day. Until now, Chicago Public Schools had celebrated both holidays, but Wednesday’s decision means that only Indigenous People’s Day will be celebrated. “I think it’s great, changing...
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