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Although we tend to associate #IndigenousPeoplesDay with reactions to the 1992 #Columbus quincentenary, the origins in fact go back to a UN conference of 1977:
https://acervo.socioambiental.org/sites/default/files/documents/I5D00027.pdf
#Indigenous Peoples' Day, as explained by #NativeAmericans : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044823626/
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We associate the origins of #Columbus Day w early C20 struggles to assert pluralism over nativism, as @hcrichardson.bsky.social points out
But the 1st celebration occurred in 1792: a quest for a figure to unite the new nation
https://www.americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/monument-created-columbus
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The roots of the 1st national #Columbus Day in 1892 are largely forgotten: not just a quatercentenary celebration but also a response to the lynching of #Italian immigrants & the consequences for international relations + domestic electoral politics
https://wapo.st/3W1NbYt
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There's much to be said about both #Columbus Day & #Indigenous People's Day, but in this age of rampant oversimplification, misinformation, & disinformation, a calm look at the history itself, the memory of history, & the history of commemoration is more necessary than ever
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