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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

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1989: South Dakota becomes the first state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ day. Besides looking at state and local government holiday laws, there is another way of looking at the adoption of either Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a national holiday. What do people search for?

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Leading the Resistance: 28 Organizations You Can (and Should) Support Today

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Southern Poverty Law Center. The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Lakota People's Law Project. National Immigration Law Center. Donate | Advocate | Twitter | Facebook. Donate | Stay Informed | Twitter | Facebook.

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