Children’s Author Tells the True Story of Columbus’ Exploits (yesmagazine.org)
Author: To read Sonali Kolhatkar's article, please click here. For generations, Indigenous communities in the United States have protested Columbus Day—a centuries-old observance in the United States—and for decades have led a movement to rename the second Monday in October from “Columbus Day” to “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Today, more than a dozen states have formally embraced Indigenous Peoples Day as part of a process to recenter Indigenous communities and end the glorification of settler...