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Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a celebration of the cultures of those who were settled in the Americas before Europeans arrived. Throughout the Americas, countries celebrate Columbus Day, but in some US states and cities, there is a movement to change the day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. ….

Air Canada is marking National Indigenous Peoples Day by proudly highlighting the achievements and contributions of its Indigenous employees. This week, flight AC185 from Toronto to Vancouver, operated with Air Canada’s flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner, was flown by an all-Indigenous full crew of two pilots and nine flight attendants. This flight was also supported….

The list of cities and states celebrating Indigenous People’s Day instead of Columbus day continues to grow.  According to Time Magazine, there are now more than 60! From Wikipedia (in order of adoption): Austin, Texas Bangor, Maine Brunswick, Maine Burbank, California Cornell University Davenport, Iowa Durham, New Hampshire Eau Claire….

Many Americans celebrate the life of Christopher Columbus on the 2nd Monday of October each year; they falsely believe many now-debunked myths about Christopher Columbus and to this day continue to celebrate what many now believe to be a man who committed many atrocities against native or indigenous people. Native….

Exciting news out of Los Angeles! On Wednesday the city council there voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. They join other cities across the United States like Seattle, Minneapolis, Berkeley and Santa Cruz who feel that celebrating Columbus, known for violence and cruelty against the Indigenous people….