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State Chapters => State Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on April 27, 2019, 03:18:10 pm
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Maine officially replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day
By Morgan Gstalter - 04/27/19 10:35 AM EDT
Maine has become the latest state to officially replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day to honor Native American communities.
Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed the legislation, which had bipartisan support in the state legislature, into law on Friday.
The measure was approved in the state Senate earlier this month with a 19-14 vote after passing in the Maine House on a 88-51 vote in March.
"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.â€
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/440949-maine-officially-replaces-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day
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Rewriting history is so much fun.
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Is that a Somalian 'holiday'?
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Why bother. They don't teach history in School anymore. The "new wokers" have no context to base a rational opinion, only indoctrination via liberal talking points..