The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day.
Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the Santa Clarita Valley, cast the dissenting vote without comment.
The motion by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl designates the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day, beginning no later than 2019. It also designates Oct. 12 as Italian American Heritage Day.
“Let me be clear: It is not about erasing history,” Solis said. “In fact, I think the full history of Christopher Columbus should be taught and understood. This is about understanding that for centuries, America’s ancestors oppressed certain groups of people. And while we can’t change the past, we can acknowledge and make that history right today.”
Kuehl said the vote was vital in celebrating California’s history and diversity.
“So much to think about in terms of what we did to our Native American population and how we have never quite recovered from it,” Kuehl said during Tuesday’s board meeting. “But still we want to honor the various ways that history has touched us.”
A handful of speakers in favor of the motion openly discussed what the new holiday would mean to them and their families.
Theresa Marquez spoke on behalf of her late Native American husband, as well as her daughter and grandchildren. She said Indigenous Peoples Day would be a step forward.
“We’re 34-percent Native American, but people don’t believe me,” Marquez said. “They don’t believe us. They say we’re Mexicans. That’s really sad. So this is in support of this day – to be able to have those children be proud of who they are and not be just thrown into any category that somebody wants them to be.”
With the passage of the motion, it is expected the board will recommend a similar action to officials in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Columbus Day is already eliminated from City of Los Angeles calendars after a vote in August by the L.A. City Council.
The Long Beach City Council also approved Indigenous Peoples Day on Tuesday. Burbank did so last week.
[CLICK HERE] for information about the local Indigenous Peoples Day hosted by the Fernandeno-Tataviam Band of Mission Indians on Oct. 14
From Wikipedia:
The following locations celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, with the exception of Lewiston, New York, which celebrates both.
Adopted 1992
Berkeley, California
Adopted 1994
Santa Cruz, California
Adopted 2014
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Seattle, Washington
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Adopted 2015
St. Paul, Minnesota
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Portland, Oregon
Traverse City, Michigan
Akron/Newstead, New York
Olympia, Washington
Village of Lewiston, New York
Anadarko, Oklahoma
Carrboro, North Carolina
Belfast, Maine
San Fernando, California
Alpena, Michigan
Bexar County, Texas
Adopted 2016
Denver, Colorado
State of Minnesota
State of Vermont
University of Utah
Brown University
Cornell University
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Spokane, Washington
Bainbridge Island, Washington
East Lansing, Michigan
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Phoenix, Arizona
State of Alaska
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Durango, Colorado
Asheville, North Carolina
Eugene, Oregon
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Boulder, Colorado
Lawrence, Kansas
Adopted 2017
Bangor, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Davenport, Iowa
Durham, New Hampshire
Ithaca, New York
Los Angeles, California
Moscow, Idaho
Norman, Oklahoma
Oberlin, Ohio
Orono, Maine
Portland, Maine
Watsonville, California
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Burbank, California
Los Angeles County, California
Long Beach, California
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119 Comments
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And yet I still don’t get the day off work. :/
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“LA County Board of Supervisors Wastes Taxpayers’ Time and Money Solving A Non-problem” would have been a more accurate headline.
A bunch of idiots making these decisions. If they don’t want to call it like it is, than remove this holiday from the calendar. People who oppose this holiday don’t deserve to have one.
Liberal fags
Why do you feel the need to call people fags? I understand people not agreeing with this decision but your comment is unnecessary.
Kyle Carter Susser first amendment learn to live with it
Jeffrey Manning it’s not 1950 anymore, sweet cheeks.
You can call it the first amendment all you want, but the use of that word is completely inappropriate.
Boooooo
Lame!
Nice.
One is much easier to spell…
What the what? All blood is red!
This is ridiculous.
Agreed!
About time!
LA like CA , run by lunatics
It’s still Columbus Day no matter what they say!
he did not discover America, and he was a murderer, why would you want to celebrate him?
Stupidity runs rampant in this state!
So why do you stay
Agreed, if they don’t like it here then GTFO. Those of us with tolerance and respect for each other can live here in peace. :-)
They can’t fix the simple stuff like roads, and have to go messing with what has been in place for years. They are taxing the people to death, etc. Priorities first! Holidays and/or changes regarding holidays are not a priority when it comes to daily living. Homeless people dying in the streets! Do something about that…
June will have “baby Daddy day,” December will have “Religious Figure of your choice birthday,” November will have an as yet to be renamed day of thanks.
Seriously!
Still got that sick witt????
I cannot believe people oppose this change ? Eek
You’ve lived in California too long if you don’t know.
Hi Brittany, while this is not a huge issue to me, I don’t understand why they didn’t leave it Columbus Day, then make Indigenous People day another day, just like the article said they did for Italian American day. And how about Irish American day or German American day, that might cover my heritage. Haha
It’s more about not honoring who Columbus was. Taking away the tradition honors those that he killed (the indigenous people). He gets credit for discovering our country, when in reality, there were already people here.
Continuing celebrating Columbus Day is a huge bash to the people that were here before him… it inadvertently sends the message that indigenous people are “less human” than Europeans, which is totally wrong! We are all made equally ?
Esteban Papp
thats a win!
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https://youtu.be/k8PQXiJiLOY
What’s your face about
Mary Sin Adam just killed Christopher Columbus.
Alot of white folks triggered on here i see…
Very entertaining info.
After all whites the minority now in calif so not surprising.
Now what, stupid? Enjoy your slum.
Born and raised here. Would leave like many other disgusted folks but have grandkids here. Soon it will be little Mexico. Getting there fast
Says the lady with the last name “Santos” xD
HEH
Little Mexico sounds dope I’d visit
Omguh is that where there’s a taco place on every corner because I”m still waiting for that to come true… I’m hungry >:0
Yes Kerri my husband is portuguese…anything else dumbass?
Pretty soon Kerry you will have all the tacos you want in California..enjoy the low life
*When you’re so racist even your cat is white*
“Kerry” lol
Stephanie Santos the only low life i see here is you
Stephanie you’re welcome to leave.
Bye felicia. It’s not even a big deal
I find Stephanie refreshing. At least she is open with her racism. Points for honesty.
Shows nothing is important, nothing is special and can be changed tomorrow……so believe in nothing, celebrate nothing….so keep your special indigenous people day…it means nothing
Maybe we should change Mother’s Day to Abortion Day.
More CA lunacy.
Don’t like CA and it’s people? Think is full of “lunatics” then MOVE OUT OF IT! We don’t want you either.
I think your comment applies to you, just saying.
KJ Slo Hmm I wonder what you mean?… come on say what you want to say Lol!… just saying but not really saying huh!?
KJ Slo by the way, my comment was for every one that’s talking crap about CA and it’s people. I love CA and it’s people… alllll of them where ever we come from.
Lots of people are taking you up on that offer. Mostly the people who work for a living and are paying all the taxes
Chris Brunelle what offer is that? But I am all for everyone paying taxes and working for a living!
We did and couldn’t be happier!!!!
The offer to leave. I heard UHAUL is having trouble getting their trucks back to California since so many are moving out and so few are moving in
California is in the toilet now
However, it still holds the economy of the US… weird huh!
Watch it Trilce Eli im forced to stay if i had a chance id move to Madison wi
I said the same thing, moved and came back running
Sherrie Gressman Ballard… can’t wait to move out too…
Chris Brunelle you are correct! It costs 3x more to rent a uhaul to leave CA than to come here!
Where was the public’s vote on this? I certainly don’t give a hoot, but it would be good to get the citizens to choose.
Darragh Joyce it’s starting to happen
I’m happy about this!!!
The city and the state are in financial ruin but at least they can pat themselves on the back for this
Who cares? This is how government wastes time and money. Now piss off.
I think the Indigenous people would rather have their land back than a holiday?
If you think you’re occupying indigenous people’s land, do the right thing by giving them your house and property.
What about all the Spanish, Latins and Mexicans – Seems like San Fernando Road is Gone and has been changed – Lets not stop here – there are many more Latin named Foods, Streets, Buildings and Missions that need changing – Let the work begin! what will we call Tacos and Burritos?
Why can’t it include both?
Liberals doing what they do best ruining our state. #BLUESTATESSUCK #STOPERASINGHISTORY
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Hence the 3rd world condition of much of the County. Nice job Libtards
Wonderful, give them firewater….
Columbus didn’t discover America. It’s in the history books. Besides, there are more important things to deal with.
And primitive clog dancing
How many LA county residents know how to spell Indigenous?
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Let alone read it.
I can sleep now
Seriously. Change the world to your liking
“Lets make a nice gesture to our native Americans, by giving them a day of celebration on the exact day of the guy that started their genocide.”
Who comes up with these decisions ???
Those revisionist history, America hating Communists can call it what they want. To me and most Californians, it will always be Columbus Day.
LOL, wake me up when they make laws that actually do good rather than making them feel good.
Joshua May
It should be Columbus Day, not Indigenous People’s Day!????
I agree with you, Matthew Berrey
I think it’s great!
Columbus did not discover America. Native Americans were here already. Columbus really was not even the type of man you’d want to celebrate. White people version of history has a bias viewpoint. I think the holiday should be deleted entirely. Kind of a slap in the face to turn it into indigenous people day.
You knew Columbus personally?
Mike JP lol. But read many accounts of him. Not just the biased textbooks most of us were exposed to in school
Apparently, “native americans” were not the first “indigenous” people here in North America. Evidence is mounting that they pushed out a previous population of European-centric origin:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-very-first-americans-may-have-had-european-roots-5517714/?no-ist
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170328-the-first-people-who-populated-the-americas
http://sciencenordic.com/dna-links-native-americans-europeans
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/radical-theory-of-first-americans-places-stone-age-europeans-in-delmarva-20000-years-ago/2012/02/28/gIQA4mriiR_story.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0903_030903_bajaskull.html
https://www.google.com/search?q=europeans+were+the+first+americans&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
Ridiculous
Pure politics. If it were not for Europeans, indigenous people would still be indigenous people and this country would not be America.
Wait, I thought it was taco day? ?
Dude, you are so wrong….
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/10/national_taco_day_2017_deals_f.html
Take emotions out, let facts soothe you. Columbus did NOT discover America – never set foot on our continent. Columbus was NOT loved by his crew, and certainly NOT loved by the indigenous people he abused when he “discovered” them (note: you can’t discover a place that is already inhabited!). He did NOT prove the world was round – the Greeks had done that 2,000 yrs. earlier. Whether or not the holiday is replaced, it should at least have been abolished long ago – legends and myths vs history.
What does that mean?
The Native tribes were at war with each other when Columbus arrived. They were actively trying to kill each other.
Stupid
“In fourteen-hundred ninety-two Columbus got us a day off skeww.” —Cartman
“You’re right. It’s only now when everyone is being so Indigenous to me that I realize how Indigenous I’ve been acting all along.” – Randy Marsh
Scrolled down to see if anybody quoted this.
I was not disappointed.
10/10 good sir.
How about Insidious Politician Day instead?
This shows disgusting political correctness and open hatred for American culture. The Democrats and liberal elite ttruly are the enemies of the American people.