Another second Monday in October has come and gone. It is a federally recognized holiday, Columbus Day, but depending on the municipality you live in it might be acknowledged as Indigenous Peoples Day instead. Currently, there is a bill to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day in the Statehouse. Each October, the controversy between the two holidays occupies my mind … [Read more...] about FOSTER: Christopher Columbus does not represent Italian-American history
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Marblehead hosts fifth annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration
In 2019, the Marblehead Indigenous Peoples Day Committee held its first Indigenous Peoples Day celebration, with the aim of educating others and celebrating Indigenous people and their culture. Four years later, the town is continuing that goal. Marblehead’s fifth annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration was held at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion Gardens Monday. The event was put … [Read more...] about Marblehead hosts fifth annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration