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Jersey City school teaches about Indigenous people, Columbus
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Many across country have advocated for Columbus Day to be renamed Indigenous People’s Day
On Monday, Columbus Day, for the first time the holiday was also officially recognized as Indigenous People's Day by President Joe Biden through a proclamation. In Jersey City, one school decided to forgo its traditional day off and instead honor the newly recognized holiday and teach students about the people who were already here when explorer Christopher Columbus came ashore.
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Jersey City school teaches about Indigenous people, Columbus
Clip: 10/11/2021 | 3m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
On Monday, Columbus Day, for the first time the holiday was also officially recognized as Indigenous People's Day by President Joe Biden through a proclamation. In Jersey City, one school decided to forgo its traditional day off and instead honor the newly recognized holiday and teach students about the people who were already here when explorer Christopher Columbus came ashore.
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