US EditionIndigenous activists see Trump's Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy
- President Donald Trump stated that he plans to continue honoring Columbus Day rather than adopting Indigenous Peoples Day during a potential second term.
- This follows decades of Native American advocacy to replace Columbus Day with a holiday honoring Indigenous contributions and history.
- In 2021, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation marking Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate Indigenous cultures and challenge traditional Columbus narratives.
- On his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that Democrats are attempting to undermine Christopher Columbus's legacy as well as the regard many Italian Americans have for the explorer.
- Native leaders say advocacy must continue despite political shifts because recognition of Indigenous histories and rights has lasting momentum.
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Indigenous activists see Trump’s Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy
Last week, President Donald Trump announced he won’t recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” — another sign some Native leaders say that advocacy for Indigenous representation must continue during Trump’s second term in the White House.
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Indigenous activists see Trump's Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy
President Donald Trump has announced he won't recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” — another sign some Native leaders say that advocacy for Indigenous representation must continue during Trump’s second term in the White House.
Columbus, that facha, by Carlos Mayoral
With that constant ability to get out of the politically correct, Donald Trump commented days ago on his social networks that he had the obligation, almost literally, to resurrect Columbus Day from its ashes. Under the text, a photo of the American president accompanied by Christopher Columbus himself, modernized with Ray Ban who served as a link between the two figures, perhaps wanting to draw a strange parallelism. As he who writes to them doe…
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