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LOCAL A13
Thursday 15 October 2015

Paseo Herencia Mall Celebrates Colorful “Dia de la Raza”

PASEO MALL - Paseo Her- Venezuelan Institute for covery of the continents
encia Shopping Center Culture and Cooperation of the western hemisphere
was proud to welcome the called “Curazon di Ven- and their colonization with
Consul General of Venezu- ezuela,” (Heart of Venezu- a more realistic analysis
ela, Alirio Mendoza and ela) performed along with of the treatment and fate
his vice consuls as special noted Venezuelan violinist of the indigenous people
guests as the mall present- Angela Flores. who were displaced by
ed the native arts of one of October 12 is a land- the settlement of these
the many native peoples mark occasion for the lands. The idea of replac-
of their country. The varied New World, the birthday ing Columbus Day by cel-
and entertaining program of Christopher Columbus, ebrating the indigenous
paid tribute to their music, which is observed in various people of North America
dance and handicrafts. ways. Historians, however, first arose in 1977 from the
A dance group from the have re-examined the dis- International Conference
on Discrimination Against
Indigenous Populations in
the Americas, sponsored
by the United Nations in
Geneva, Switzerland.

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