"We celebrate the survival of indigenous people despite Columbus." "The only reason we celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day today is because it is Columbus Day," said Cliff Matias, one of the event's organizers. He also issued a proclamation recognizing Columbus Day.Ī few dozen people, many in traditional Native American garments, gathered at sunrise on Monday on New York City's Randall's Island and waded into the waters of the East River to mark the day. "We must never forget the centuries-long campaign of violence, displacement, assimilation, and terror wrought upon Native communities and Tribal Nations throughout our country," Biden wrote last week in a proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples' Day. Many indigenous peoples encountered by the Europeans were enslaved or died of diseases introduced by the newcomers. States from Alaska and Hawaii to Wisconsin and Vermont have done the same.īeginning in 1492, Columbus led three voyages across the Atlantic to the Caribbean in service of the Spanish throne. But a growing number of cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver and Portland, Oregon, have replaced Columbus Day with - or added - a holiday honoring indigenous people. "We love our Italian heritage."Ĭolumbus Day parades were also held in Chicago and Cleveland. Missed it last year," Alphonse Vecchione, a resident of New York's Queens borough. In 2019, the event, which features bands, politicians and marchers from Italian-American groups, drew about 1 million spectators, organizers said.
In New York City, crowds gathered along Fifth Avenue to watch traditionally the nation's largest Columbus Day parade, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic.ĭespite the cool, dry weather, the turnout seemed smaller than before. 11 as Indigenous Peoples' Day, community activists held protests on climate change, fossil fuels and the coronavirus which disproportionately affect Native Americans. city parades marking the explorer's voyage and Italian-American culture, as the focus increasingly turned to the heritage and plight of indigenous people subjugated by European settlers.Īt the White House, where U.S. NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Christopher Columbus Day drew crowds on Monday with U.S.
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