These states are ditching Columbus Day to observe Indigenous Peoples' Day instead
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Here's a list of states that have chosen to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day, as well as some places that don't observe the holiday at all.
A number of states have moved to officially observe Indigenous Peoples' Day, or some version of it, instead -- a holiday to recognize the native populations that were displaced and decimated after Christopher Columbus and other European explorers reached the continent.
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