A proposal to yank the ColumbusDay state holiday from the calendar and recast it as “IndigenousPeoplesDay” is gaining traction at the statehouse after getting Democratic sponsors in both the Assembly and Senate.
On Sept. 8, 75 guests and 37 Indigenous prisoners attended the first powwow held at the Washington State Penitentiary in three years. The tradition was halted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Jarrette Werk/ Underscore News
Contacted by CNHI, Assemblyman Angelo Morinello, R-Niagara Falls, said Columbus Day should be left intact. He suggested there could be consideration for a separate day to honor indigenous people. A divided Plattsburgh school board voted in February 2016 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day, a decision that gained the full support of the St. Regis Mohawk Nation. The proposal originated from Stafford Middle School sixth grade Voyager Team students.
Columbus Day remains a federal holiday. But last year President Joe Biden issued a proclamation commemorating the day as Indigenous Peoples Day to recognize “the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples” and remind the federal government of its treaty obligations to tribal nations.State Sen.
While many businesses and the Wall Street stock market remain open on Columbus Day, most banks are closed.The sponsors contend that the bill is needed to recognize the contributions of indigenous people to “our history, culture and economic life.”
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