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Some states honoring indigenous people instead of Columbus

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)
— A handful of states are
celebrating their first In-
digenous Peoples Day on
Monday as part of a trend
to move away from a day
honoring Christopher Co-
lumbus.
New Mexico, Vermont and
Maine are among the lat-
est to pass measures doing
away with Columbus Day
celebrations in deference
to Native Americans. The
federal Columbus Day holi-
day remains in place.
In all, around 10 states ob-
serve some version of In-
digenous Peoples Day in
October, along with more
than 100 U.S. cities. Wash-
ington, D.C., is celebrating
Indigenous Peoples Day
this year under a tempo- Crystal Zamora, 27, of Albuquerque, N.M., performs with the Ehecatl Aztec Dancers on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at the Indian Pueblo
rary measure. Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M. as part of New Mexico's first Indigenous Peoples Day.
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