By Associated Press - Tuesday, October 15, 2019

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - The University of Vermont is inviting community members to an Indigenous Peoples Day ceremony.

The daylong event, which includes a celebration and education, takes place Tuesday, the day after Vermont’s first official Indigenous Peoples Day, at locations around campus.

Organizers say there will be a ceremony with Abenaki chiefs and elders, workshops and panel discussions on Abenaki spirituality and history; a tour of the Fleming Museum of Art’s Native American Collection and more.

A full schedule of events can be found online at go.uvm.edu/uvmipd.

A handful of states, including Vermont, celebrated their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus.

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