Here’s a list of states that have chosen to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, as well as some places that don’t observe the holiday at all.

Each year, more cities, states and universities opt to celebrate an alternative to Columbus Day: Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Instead of honoring Christopher Columbus, the Indigenous Peoples’ Day ...

Columbus Day continues to be one of the more contentious of U.S. public holidays.Although the federal holiday on the second Monday in October is still officially called Columbus Day, President Biden ...

The second Monday in October is Columbus Day, a federal holiday. In recent years however, at least 14 states and more than 130 local governments have chosen to not celebrate the day or replace it ...

Over a dozen states and more than 130 local governments have chosen to not celebrate Columbus Day altogether or replace it with Indigenous Peoples' Day. Many states celebrate both.

More and more places in the United States are dropping Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, but the shift isn't happening without some pushback. National October 14, 2019 5:01 AM ET ...

Columbus Day, named after Italian settler Christopher Columbus who sailed to the Americas in 1492, was observed for the first time in the United States in 1792, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

Many around the country, however, still celebrate Columbus Day or Italian Heritage Day as a point of pride. Some members of Indigenous communities say recognizing the day, which this year is on ...

Christopher Columbus has a well-documented record of torturing and killing Native Americans. Celebrating Indigenous People's Day helps denounce that.

Here’s a list of states that have chosen to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, as well as some places that don’t observe the holiday at all.