Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Rich in history and battling misinformation

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Rich in history and battling misinformation

Indigenous Peoples‘ Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October, and with that comes disinformation about the people who first inhabited North America. Many students are familiar with the phrase, “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” However, Columbus was not the first foreign explorer to reach the Americas, nor did he or his … Read more