Indigenous Peoples Day replaces Columbus Day in San Luis Obispo

Oct 05, 2017 1473

BY: Nick Wilson

San Luis Obispo will now celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, the City Council declared Tuesday, honoring the native tribes who populated America over the Italian explorer who “discovered” it.

Flanked by members of the Northern Chumash Tribe, Mayor Heidi Harmon read a proclamation at Tuesday’s council meeting on members’ unanimous support of the holiday recognizing the history, culture, and value indigenous people add to the community.

 

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SOURCE: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/

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