This Monday, the United States celebrates Columbus Day. The government established Columbus Day as a national holiday long ago to honor the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. It recognizes his arrival in what Europeans called the New World in 1492. Today some U.S. cities and areas are moving away from honoring Columbus and instead celebrating the native peoples of North America. Wisconsin is one of the latest areas to declare the second Monday in October Indigenous People’s Day. Wisconsin’s governor said earlier this month that his state recognizes and thanks tribal nations and native people. The state has 11 recognized American Indian tribes.
Some areas are instead celebrating Native Americans.
Christopher Columbus
Native Americans
Europeans
the government
Who established the Columbus Day holiday?
tribal nations
the government
European explorers
the state governor
What does indigenous mean?
from a particular place
in alleys and side streets
dangerous and scary
established by the government