Columbus Day 2025 Alternatives

Columbus Day 2025 Alternatives. Since 1990 the state of south dakota has celebrated native american day in lieu of columbus day to honor its residents of indigenous heritage. Federal holiday commemorates the date when christopher columbus first set foot in the americas.

But since the 1990s, a growing number of states have begun to replace columbus day with indigenous peoples day—a holiday meant to honor the culture and history of the people living in the americas both before and. Increasingly, columbus day is giving people pause as more and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate indigenous peoples day as an alternative to.