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Minneapolis to recognize ‘Indigenous Peoples’ on Columbus Day

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Clyde Bellecourt, also known as Thunder Before the Storm, holds up a condor feather after leading a prayer as the Ringing Shield Drum circle sings before the Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted on Friday, April 25, 2014, in Minneapolis, to rename Columbus Day, Indigenous People's Day (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Courtney Perry) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT

Minneapolis to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, Native American Community Development Institute President Jay Bad Heart Bull speaks in Minneapolis. He says replacing Columbus Day with &quot;Indigenous People's Day&quot; would honor American Indians contributions to the city. (AP Photo/Minnesota Public Radio, Jon Collins)

Minneapolis considers renaming Columbus Day

Associated Press

In this photo taken on Feb. 6, 2014, Red Red Wing High School social studies teacher Scott Bender poses for a photo in classroom in Red Wing, Minn. Officials in Red Wing are considering replacing Columbus Day with a new holiday to honor American Indians. The idea comes from Bender, who accuses history books and popular culture of romanticizing the story of Christopher Columbus. (AP Photo/The Rochester Post-Bulletin, Joe Michaud-Scorza)

Red Wing considers replacement for Columbus Day

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Christopher Columbus (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress)

EDITORIAL: Celebrate America on Columbus Day

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Hot air balloons inflate during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Many balloonists participating in the event are hopeful that missing American pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis will be found. The pair went missing over the Adriatic Sea on Wednesday during a European gas balloon race. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

EDITORIAL: Rediscovering the New World

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times