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Related: About this forumMaine becomes the latest state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/26/politics/maine-indigenous-peoples-day-columbus-day/index.htmlMaine becomes the latest state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day
By Jamie Ehrlich, CNN
Updated 9:41 PM ET, Fri April 26, 2019
Washington (CNN) The state of Maine officially replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day on Friday, joining a growing list of states that are changing the name of the holiday to honor Native American communities.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, signed the legislation into law at a ceremony at the Maine State House and said she wants the state to come to grips with the more controversial parts of the American past.
"Our history is by no means perfect. But, for too long, it has been written and presented in a way that fails to acknowledge our shortcomings," Mills said in a statement.
"There is power in a name and in who we choose to honor. Today, we take another step in healing the divisions of the past, in fostering inclusiveness, in telling a fuller, deeper history, and in bringing the State and Maine's tribal communities together to build a future shaped by mutual trust and respect."
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Maine becomes the latest state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day (Original Post)
nitpicker
Apr 2019
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Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)1. Its amazing what my State can do.
With smart progressive leadership.
customerserviceguy
(25,185 posts)2. Not too surprising
given that the percentage of the population with Italian heritage in Maine is less than five percent:
https://www.niaf.org/culture/statistics/italian-american-populations-in-all-50-states/
Every person I met in the Northeast who had Italian ancestry considered Columbus Day to be their version of St. Patrick's Day, as celebrated by people with an Irish background.
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)3. Hello from Winthrop, Maine.
Please allow me to say that I'm very proud of Governor Mills.
RESIST!