D.C. joins over 100 cities in changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Washington, D.C., will join the list of cities and states to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day in place of Columbus Day, after the D.C. Council passed emergency legislation on Tuesday to rename the federal holiday.
At least eight states and 130 cities have legally changed the holiday, including Wisconsin, where Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order on Tuesday. Grosso, who's advocated for the change for the last five years, said in a statement on Monday a majority of the council has supported the idea for years, but legislation was stalled by council Chairman Phil Mendelson"without any public hearing or input."After 5 years, the Council has approved emergency legislation renaming Columbus Day as #IndigenousPeoplesDay.
"I fully support the establishment of Indigenous Peoples' Day, but what I don't support is eliminating Columbus Day," Evans said at the meeting."I have gotten a number of emails, a number of calls, from constituents in my ward, largely of Italian descent, who feel that taking this action is not fair."
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