IS IT GOODBYE COLUMBUS? WHEN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE CONVENES IN JANUARY, LAWMAKERS WILL BE ASKED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF COLUMBUS DAY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT IT’S THE IDEA OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL LENTE, A SANDIA PUEBLO TRIBAL MEMBER.
LENTE SAYS IT’S FITTING THAT THE TRIBUTE TO CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BE DROPPED IN A STATE LIKE NEW MEXICO WHICH HAS 23 DESIGNATED NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THE HOLIDAY WOULD BE CELEBRATED ON THE SECOND MONDAY IN OCTOBER.
