Columbus Day

Last year, in a long-awaited move, President Joe Biden formally recognized Indigenous Peoples Day. This holiday celebrates the cultures and contributions of ...

You can also brush up on your history with the classic A People's History of the United States, as well as [The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1662120&xcust=marieclaireus_us_7388321928758397000&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Fbooks%2Fthe-heartbeat-of-wounded-knee-native-america-from-1890-to-the-present%2F9780399573194%3Fgclid%3DCj0KCQjwnP-ZBhDiARIsAH3FSReu8VnVS6t2V9WB-bJVGAoMXrPVxQzb-wgFdP6SUCqpEpsjLrWKyVMaAmwPEALw_wcB&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marieclaire.com%2Fculture%2Findigenous-peoples-day-explained) (opens in new tab) by David Treuer, James Daschuk's heartbreaking [Clearing the Plains](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1662120&xcust=marieclaireus_us_1012774655369520400&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Fbooks%2Fclearing-the-plains-disease-politics-of-starvation-and-the-loss-of-indigenous-life-9780889776210%2F9780889776227&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marieclaire.com%2Fculture%2Findigenous-peoples-day-explained) (opens in new tab), and Ian Frazier's eye-opening account of modern life on a reservation, [On the Rez](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1662120&xcust=marieclaireus_us_8992614935181043000&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Fbooks%2Fon-the-rez%2F9780312278595&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marieclaire.com%2Fculture%2Findigenous-peoples-day-explained) (opens in new tab). [BIPOC-owned beauty brands](https://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/bipoc-beauty-brands/) and [BIPOC-owned fashion brands](https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/bipoc-fashion-brands/), but there are countless more. You can also enjoy Native music by indulging in contemporary Indigenous artists, like the [Tihorappers Crew](https://soundcloud.com/tihorappers-crew), which raps in their native Maya language and blues/folk-rock duo [Digging Roots](https://www.diggingrootsmusic.com/). For instance, [ the name Manhattan](https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16790/anth_Manhattan.pdf) comes from the Munsee (a language spoken by the Native people who have come to be known as the Delawares) word "manaháhtaan." There are also other fun ways to support Native peoples on Indigenous Peoples Day. First and foremost, it's important to understand that one cannot discover a place that is already occupied by millions of people. De las Casas' accounts was published in 1522 to widespread horror, proving that genocide during the 15th and 16th centuries was just as disturbing then as it is now. This codified economic order was called the [Encomienda System](https://www.worldhistory.org/Encomienda/). While conquest often involves rape, murder, and torture, the treatment of the Taíno Indians and African people was just as horrid then as it was now. But why is there such a controversy around Columbus Day? This means that it shares a date with Columbus Day, which was declared a federal holiday in 1934 and has recently fallen out of popularity. This holiday celebrates the cultures and contributions of indigenous people in the United States, taking place on the second Monday of every October.

Columbus Day is a federal holiday, so the majority of banks, government agencies, and the bond market will all be closed.

The bond market will be closed on Columbus Day. The market fell on October 11, 2021, and the S&P Index declined by around 0.7%. The losses from the previous week included both macro and micro losses. Here is how the market performed back in 2021 on Columbus Day. Whether you name it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, much of Wall Street and the US financial market will be open. The second Monday in October is Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

U.S. stock markets are open on Columbus Day despite many government offices being closed for the federal holiday.

Tell us at [nj.com/tips](http://nj.com/tips). [What are the best Columbus Day 2022 sales?](https://www.nj.com/shopping-deals/2022/10/columbus-day-furniture-sales-2022-best-deals-from-amazon-macys-kohls-wayfair.html) [plenty of online sales](https://www.nj.com/shopping-deals/2022/10/columbus-day-mattress-sales-2022-the-top-deals-from-casper-tempur-pedic-mattress-firm-and-more.html) for Columbus Day. 10, 2022](https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/603728/stock-market-holidays-in-2022). [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Treasury is an arm of the federal government](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-the-stock-market-open-on-columbus-day-yes-but-the-bond-market-isntheres-why-11633721724), and the federal government is closed on Columbus Day. [NJ.com](http://nj.com/). [The New York Stock Exchange](https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars) is open on Monday, Oct. [Nasdaq](http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader.aspx?id=calendar) will also be open on Monday, Oct. [Columbus Day 2022](https://www.almanac.com/content/columbus-day) is Monday, Oct. Is Nasdaq open on Columbus Day 2022? Is the New York Stock Exchange open on Columbus Day 2022?

Published: Oct. 10, 2022, 8:39 a.m.. Hundreds ...

[New York City public schools](https://www.syracuse.com/state/2021/05/nyc-schools-try-compromise-on-columbus-day-displeasing-some.html) observe Italian Heritage Day (instead of Columbus Day) and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, but the latter is not a federal or New York state holiday. [The New York Post](https://nypost.com/2022/09/28/kathy-hochul-and-lee-zeldin-oppose-bill-to-rename-columbus-day-in-honor-of-native-americans/) reports Gov. 12, 1492, but critics say he should not be honored for “discovering” a land already inhabited by millions of Native Americans and bringing European settlers who led to the death of much of the indigenous population. Columbus Day is a federal holiday commemorating Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ voyage and landing in the New World on Oct. The lawmakers, who both have indigenous ancestry, hope to move the proposal forward when the state Legislature reconvenes next year. Jessica Ramos, D-Queens, and Assemblywoman Marcela Mitaynes, D-Brooklyn, seeks to remove Columbus Day from the state’s holiday calendar and instead honor Native Americans on the second Monday in October.

Bond markets were closed Monday as global stock markets and U.S. futures fell following U.S. jobs data released last week.

Global stock markets and U.S. Bond markets were closed Monday for Columbus Day as global stock markets and U.S. [10-year Treasury](/quotes/US10Y/) ended the session at 3.888%, up by less than a basis point after a volatile few days last week.

When it comes to holiday hours, we often forget that there are holidays beyond Christmas and Thanksgiving where places like Chick-fil-A might be closed.

Right off the bat we can say that Chick-fil-A will be open on Columbus Day. On most holidays where they are open they may operate under reduced hours, especially if they are a franchise location. And while many stores and restaurants are open across most holidays, there are always exceptions to that rule.

Monday, October 10 is Columbus Day, and while some businesses and services are paused for the day, it's business as usual for others.

Columbus Day, observed on the second Monday in October, honours the date on which Christopher Columbus first set foot in America on October 12, 1492.

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Delaware](/topic/delaware)will be open, but the [City of Chicago](/topic/city-of-chicago)offices will be closed. It is commonly known that he brutalised Native Americans and introduced diseases, conflicts, and other things to North America. [American National Bank](/topic/american-national-bank)is one exception, keeping all of its locations open. Still, in recent years it has come to light more and more that he was more of a villain than a hero. Additionally, all of their drop-off points will operate throughout normal hours.

Monday, October 10 is Columbus Day, and while some businesses and services are paused for the day, it's business as usual for others.

More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day as an alternative to – or in addition to – the day ...

Columbus Day, and now Indigenous People's Day, will be observed on Monday, October 10 this year, and while some will have the day off from work or school, ...

The nation’s two largest banks, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase will not be open on Monday. Make sure to check with local retailers to see if they will be observing the holiday. Here’s what will be open and closed Monday.

Though not yet a federal holiday and still not recognized across many towns and cities across the United States, several Massachusetts communities have ...

[Melrose](https://melrosepubliclibrary.org/adult-services/the-forgotten-nations-native-tribes-of-new-england/) on Oct. [Boston](https://www.boston-discovery-guide.com/boston-indigenous-peoples-day.html), [Brookline](https://www.brooklinema.gov/1555/Indigenous-People-Celebration-Committee#:~:text=The%20Brookline%20Indigenous%20Peoples%20Celebration,More%20details%20to%20come.), [Barrington](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-peoples-day-ceremonial-walk-on-main-street-in-great-barrington-tickets-412950154027), [Marblehead](https://marbleheadmuseum.org/upcoming-programs-page/), [Newton](https://www.ipdnewton.org/event) and [Salem](https://www.pem.org/events/indigenous-peoples-day) will hold in-person or virtual events. 9](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uCGzx5Mwr000lWfHfT-qRzXyT8yw1eak/view), the Eastern Suns Drummers and Dancers Mashpee Wampanoag Nation gave a live performance. Other towns that have not formally adopted Indigenous Peoples’ Day will feature their first events celebrating the holiday, including [Watertown](https://www.watertownmanews.com/2022/10/02/watertown-to-hold-first-indigenous-peoples-day-celebration/). [Wellesley](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJU1EIqOD0c8o2K3-nxpxNfmM30Sg-WKsL8s03Z_lKTtXG_Q/viewform) held the virtual event “When the Land Speaks: An Untold History and Living Presence of the Indigenous of Massachusetts,” also on Oct. [Cambridge Public Library](https://cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/9722025) will host a virtual show featuring “Blood Snow,” a collection of poetry by Inupiaq author dg nanouk okpik on Oct. 9, where presenter Larry Spotted Crow Mann of the Nipmuc Nation spoke about the holiday and the indigenous history of the state. This change “acknowledges the harmful impact of celebrating Columbus as a hero,” according to MCNAA’s website. [former Boston mayor Kim Janey ](https://www.boston.gov/news/mayor-janey-establishes-indigenous-peoples-day-boston)signed an executive order establishing Indigenous People’s Day as the second Monday of October in the city. 1 in Arlington](https://dallin.org/events/) with a presentation by artist Deborah Spears Moorehead, a descendant of the Wampanoag leader who encountered the Pilgrims Massasoit. [first celebration event at Middlesex Community College](https://www.facebook.com/events/375270810878835) on Oct. [Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness](https://www.mcnaa.org/indigenous-peoples-day) said a [bill in the state legislature](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3191#:~:text=An%20Act%20establishing%20an%20Indigenous%20Peoples%20Day&text=3191)%20of%20Jack%20Patrick%20Lewis,State%20Administration%20and%20Regulatory%20Oversight.) would have officially replacde Columbus Day statewide.

Monday, October 10 is Columbus Day, and while some businesses and services are paused for the day, it's business as usual for others.

President Biden issued a proclamation on Friday to observe this Oct. 10 as a day to honor Native Americans, their resilience and their contributions to American ...

But the fact that people are paying attention at this very moment — that's important, because we will have a greater opportunity to educate people and help them understand why we are where we are right now," she told NPR in 2021. Tawna Sanchez, one of those lawmakers, said the movement to recognize the day is an ideal time to capitalize on the momentum of political recognition. Oregon marked its first statewide recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day, in place of Columbus Day, in 2021 after its legislature passed a bill brought by its Indigenous lawmakers. "How do we actually tell the truth about what happened and where we sit this very moment? I don't think that is something that we want to be honored." More than 100 cities celebrate the day, with many of them having altogether dropped the holiday honoring Columbus to replace it with Indigenous Peoples' Day. "What these changes accomplish, piece by piece, is visibility for Native people in the United States," she said. Indigenous Peoples' Day advocates say the recognition helps correct a "whitewashed" American history that has glorified Europeans like Italian explorer Christopher Columbus who have committed violence against Indigenous communities. [issued a proclamation](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/10/07/a-proclamation-on-indigenous-peoples-day-2022/) on Friday to observe this Oct. But I think it's also important to also recognize the history of Columbus Day itself," said Baca. "I still don't think I've fully absorbed what that has meant," he said to NPR in 2021. Ten states and Washington, D.C., now recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day via proclamation, while

Since 1988, this has been a non-state holiday known as Discoverers' Day in the islands. How that happened.

The question of who gets credit for discovering a given place continues to be a subject of controversy throughout the world. Disclosure: We receive a small commission on purchases from some of the links on Beat of Hawaii. In 2014 Hawaii again saw the introduction of a bill proposing to change the name of the holiday, this time from Discoverers’ Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. However, the name “Discoverers’ Day” is vague enough that anyone hearing it without reading the bill’s text might easily mistake which discoverers it is intended to honor. Many other places have also moved to celebrate a different holiday, be it Indigenous Peoples’ Day or Native American Day. Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1937, enacted by US President Franklin D.

The controversial celebration of Christopher Columbus Day returns to Pueblo amid concern over rising tensions between supporters and protesters of the ...

[The Sons and Daughters of Italy in America](https://www.osia.org/), say Columbus is an integral part of America’s history and signals the beginning of collaborative efforts between Europe and the new world. In 2020, Colorado’s general assembly voted to replace Columbus Day with Opponents of the monument have been calling on the city to remove it from public display, preferring it be placed in a museum.

The Columbus Day Parade returned to Little Italy in Cleveland along Murray Hill and Mayfield roads.

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Oct. 12, 2022, will commemorate the day the Italian explorer united the Old World and the New World, forever changing the course of human history. Until about ...

However, the massacres that these tribes committed against their own people and the European explorers and settlers does not receive the same kind of scrutiny and attention. One year later, in 1493, Taino warriors, led by their ‘Cacique’ Caonabo, attacked and destroyed Columbus’s settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, killing the sailors Columbus left there while he returned to Spain. This includes the dark side of Native American history, once well-known but now often deliberately obscured by many on the Left. Tales of enslavement of the indigenous people, sometimes true but often not true, were disseminated by the gullible news media, by vapid entertainers, in sensationalized fiction, and in tendentious academic monographs. She will not accept this barbaric behavior by the Left — nor should any American or European accept this attempt to bowdlerize Western history. This week, we celebrate the 530th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in the Western Hemisphere.

The solution hammered out in Los Angeles was to create a separate day celebrating Italian American heritage, she said. The push for Indigenous Peoples' Day didn ...

Last year, parents in Parsippany, New Jersey, protested a local school board replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day over a “lack of community input, failure to honor the legacy of Italian immigrants and the need for a ‘more balanced picture of Columbus,’” Faircloth told The Conversation. This split is largely a generational one, with younger adults saying they’re more likely to call the holiday Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In light of conservative pushback against [critical race theory](https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/08/27/book-banning-in-us-schools-has-reached-an-all-time-high-what-this-means-and-how-we-got-here/) curricula being taught, Milwaukee public schools, for instance, have received public records requests for lesson plans on a handful of topics, one of which was Christopher Columbus, from conservative groups like Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, said Bob Peterson, president and at-large representative of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors and a founding editor of Rethinking Schools. In the late seventies, a United Nations delegation suggested replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Today, recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day is more widespread, with 23 percent of U.S. Last year, the Biden administration made the day a federal holiday. Faircloth, professor and director of the School of Education at Colorado State University, told the Conversation. Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day contests a harmful historical narrative, said Speed. In protest, Berkeley, California, became the first city to “A lot of people see it as a celebration of Italian American heritage and for that reason didn’t want it eliminated,” Speed said. So how did Columbus end up getting his own day in the first place? Columbus Day wasn’t named a federal holiday until 1937 when it was recognized by then-president Franklin D.

Cheering crowds lined up behind metal barricades along Fifth Avenue Monday for New York's 78th annual Columbus Day Parade – the world's largest celebration ...

[bill](https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A%E2%8B%9Avideo=&bn=A10728&term=0&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Floor Votes=Y&Memo=Y) that would change the public holiday of Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. Scelsa said he thinks Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day should be celebrated on different days. In recent years though, it has drawn controversy from people who say the holiday celebrates exploration that led to the mistreatment of indigenous people. The holiday began as a celebration of Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America. This was her third year participating in the Columbus Day Parade. There were crowds of people waiting in line for 20 minutes at a time just to cross the street.

The parade is the largest celebration of Italian American heritage in the country and it dates back to 1929.

It became an official celebration of Italian heritage in 1944. Like most public figures in the parade, the city’s police commissioner, Keechant Sewell, made a stop along the parade route to greet Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the 10th and current archbishop of New York, who watched the celebration from outside of St. Ottomanelli was born in Italy and later came to the U.S., where she grew up.

Last year President Biden declared Indigenous Peoples' Day a National holiday, but it is not a Federal holiday. All federal offices including here in Colorado ...

Earlier this afternoon an Indigenous Peoples' Day event happened at Mineral Palace Park. This is recent, as Governor Jared Polis signed a bill to remove Columbus Day as a State holiday two years ago. Last year President Biden declared Indigenous Peoples' Day a National holiday, but it is not a Federal holiday. It is both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Jerry Carleo a man we spoke with says this day isn't only meant to celebrate Italians but all Americans. Overall, state workers have today off in nearly half of the states in the country.

Les Begay, co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples Day Coalition of Illinois, said he doesn't want to share the holiday with Columbus anymore.

A bill in the Illinois House proposed last year that would swap Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples Day has not advanced. Replace,” Les Begay, co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples Day Coalition of Illinois, said Monday at a news conference at Pottawattomie Park in Rogers Park. He said the coalition does not have the support of Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Lightfoot has said she plans to return three statues of Columbus that were removed after protests. Just change the name,” said Begay, a member of the Dine Nation. “We want to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day.

Some organizations and governments are changing how they observe the holiday, if at all, while many still gather for the annual parade.

People always talk about Native Americans like they’re no longer here and they still are here,” Simmons said. It’s important to recognize the native people are here and we’re still here,” said Les Begay, one of the founders of Indigenous Peoples’ Day of Illinois. “This was a time in our history that this how things were done. “As I’ve said time and time again, this is not anti-Italian, it’s anti-Columbus,” Begay said. “If we are going to go down that road we are going to have to change a lot of things in a lot of cultures,” Cassata said. The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans organized the parade where more than 100 floats, bands and marchers traveled down State Street.

Students and staff at SU feel that a bill to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day should be a starting point for further work.

“The most realistic, educated view makes you a better citizen and us a better nation.” [organized](https://dailyorange.com/2022/10/su-onondaga-nation-celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day-with-art-speakers/#:~:text=Indigenous%20Peoples'%20Day%20recognizes%20the,people%20in%20the%20United%20States.&text=To%20support%20student%20journalism%20and,to%20celebrate%20Indigenous%20People's%20Day.) by Syracuse University’s Native Student Program, saying that these opportunities give non-Indigenous communities the ability to become better educated and more appreciative of Indigenous culture on-campus. “In the United States, there’s been a long historiographic tradition of really excluding Native America,” Stevens said. The [bill](https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A10728&leg_video=) is not currently up for a vote for this legislative session. Stevens voiced a similar sentiment to Edmond, saying that the bill can help give New Yorkers a more balanced sense of American history. [Native Student Program expressed a similar sentiment to the D.O.

The first Columbus Day celebration in the United States took place in New York on October 12, 1792, on the 300th anniversary of Columbus's arrival in America.

Commemorating Columbus Day is not the way to find solutions, it is not the way to generate social values on which to build coexistence among peoples, it is not the way to strengthen Native American societies that are still seriously affected by 500 years of genocide. Conquest entailed colonization, slavery and genocide, a part of the history of the continent that text books have hidden until very recently. Ceremonies are essential elements of the processes of social healing, but the celebration of Columbus Day simply entombs any option of amendment, reparation, and cure: It is a manifestation of the ability of the conqueror to glorify magnicide, a passionate exaltation of fanaticism and of everything that makes this world a less human and less inhabitable place. In 1990, the International NGO Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas, took the first steps to replace Columbus Day with the Day of the Indigenous Peoples. Terra Trevor declared for Matador Network on September 28, 2020 that, “apart from the fact that I am of Cherokee, Delaware, and Seneca descent, I am also something else: I am a woman”: One more reason to oppose celebrating Columbus Day. Although he was not the first European to cross the Atlantic, his expedition marked the beginning of centuries of exploration and exploitation. 500 years of doctrine compete against just a few decades of struggle for the rights of Native Americans. It is a measure of our greatness as a Nation that we do not seek to bury these shameful episodes of our past — that we face them honestly, we bring them to the light, and we do all we can to address them.” Roosevelt to proclaim October 12 as Columbus Day in 1937, but the second Monday in October officially became a federal holiday in 1971. The first Columbus Day celebration in the United States took place in New York on October 12, 1792, on the 300th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival in America. South Dakota, home of the Sioux, was the first state to make this decision under the motto “we must all learn to survive together.” Governor George S. One hundred years later, President Benjamin Harrison proclaimed October 21, 1892, “Discovery Day,” recognizing Columbus as “the pioneer of progress and enlightenment.”

It seems October 10th is a day where people debate the merits of Columbus Day, over the actual celebration of the day itself.

“And by the way, while we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I will hope that this country continues to reflect and apologize for the treatment of Native Americans in this country.” Some say Columbus Day is a holiday celebrating Italian Americans, which is why they want to keep celebrating the holiday. [Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day](https://mynorthwest.com/3182290/biden-is-first-president-to-mark-indigenous-peoples-day/)

The parade returns to its pre-pandemic size and welcomes Italian-American and other cultural groups in a celebration of the immigrant experience in the ...

For Vincenzo Taibi, Columbus Day is an annual celebration of Italian heritage, and the parade through downtown Chicago is a cherished tradition. Taibi sported a “Hardcore Sicilian” sweatshirt, his mother a blue jacket with “ITALIA” stitched across in 12-inch letters. “That other stuff, we don’t worry about.”

Republican candidate for New York Governor Congressman Lee Zeldin, front left, greets spectators as he marches up 5th Avenue during the annual Columbus Day ...

[wrote](https://twitter.com/RepStefanik/status/1579480800093167619). [Ted Cruz](https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1579486198871248896) (Texas) and Reps. [Tony Evers](https://twitter.com/GovEvers/status/1579489017296363521) and Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.). Marsha Blackburn](https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/1579555937052135425) (R-Tenn.). [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [Senate](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/) [Morning Report](https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/) [International](https://thehill.com/policy/international/) [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [See All](https://thehill.com) Today and every day, the federal government must recommit itself to honoring its promises to Native peoples,” Warren said. [Jim Jordan](https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1579452607676166145) (Ohio) and [Lauren Boebert](https://twitter.com/RepBoebert/status/1579592311230861312) (Colo.), mostly shared messages of holiday greetings hailing explorer Christopher Columbus. [wrote](https://twitter.com/VP/status/1579480621788774400) in a tweet. [Dick Durbin](https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1579476617281556482) (Ill.), [Amy Klobuchar](https://twitter.com/amyklobuchar/status/1579494979776704512) (Minn.) and [Elizabeth Warren](https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1579490482409066496) (Mass.) expressed support for the newer holiday. [#IndigenousPeoplesDay](https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndigenousPeoplesDay?src=hashtag_click), let us pause to remember the exploitation and genocide of Native and Indigenous communities borne out of our nation’s ‘discovery,'” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/SenDuckworth/status/1579464746906324995) Sen. [Blog Briefing Room](https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/)

Depending on where you are, Monday, Oct. 10 may be Columbus Day, Italian American Heritage Day or Indigenous Peoples Day.

“I think with Indigenous Peoples Day, we’re really focused on who had the land first. For some, it acknowledges the discovery and colonization of the land. Since 2019, former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued a proclamation recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.

Students and staff at SU feel that a bill to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day should be a starting point for further work.

“The most realistic, educated view makes you a better citizen and us a better nation.” [organized](https://dailyorange.com/2022/10/su-onondaga-nation-celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day-with-art-speakers/#:~:text=Indigenous%20Peoples'%20Day%20recognizes%20the,people%20in%20the%20United%20States.&text=To%20support%20student%20journalism%20and,to%20celebrate%20Indigenous%20People's%20Day.) by Syracuse University’s Native Student Program, saying that these opportunities give non-Indigenous communities the ability to become better educated and more appreciative of Indigenous culture on-campus. “In the United States, there’s been a long historiographic tradition of really excluding Native America,” Stevens said. The [bill](https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A10728&leg_video=) is not currently up for a vote for this legislative session. Stevens voiced a similar sentiment to Edmond, saying that the bill can help give New Yorkers a more balanced sense of American history. [Native Student Program expressed a similar sentiment to the D.O.