Town debates changing the name of Columbus Day

Sep 27, 2022 321

BY: Alice Waugh

Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day? Several residents at the September 19 Select Board meeting argued in favor of changing the name of the holiday in Lincoln, though the speakers were not unanimous. 

As of October 2021, more than 20 Massachusetts towns including Boston had changed the name of the holiday, and a statewide Indigenous People’s Day bill is being considered by state legislature.

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SOURCE: https://lincolnsquirrel.com

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