Columbus Day

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Global stock markets and U.S. Bond markets were closed Monday for Columbus Day as global stock markets and U.S. [10-year Treasury](/quotes/US10Y/) ended the session at 3.888%, up by less than a basis point after a volatile few days last week.

Monday, Oct. 10 is Columbus Day, and while some businesses and services are paused for the day, it's business as usual for others.

Columbus Day, also recognized as Indigenous Peoples' Day, falls on Monday, but what will that mean for businesses in the Chicago area?

postal service locations will be closed for the holiday. Other shipping services including FedEx and UPS will continue their services Monday. Public libraries will remain open for the holiday.

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Columbus Day, observed on the second Monday in October, honours the date on which Christopher Columbus first set foot in America on October 12, 1492.

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Delaware](/topic/delaware)will be open, but the [City of Chicago](/topic/city-of-chicago)offices will be closed. It is commonly known that he brutalised Native Americans and introduced diseases, conflicts, and other things to North America. [American National Bank](/topic/american-national-bank)is one exception, keeping all of its locations open. Still, in recent years it has come to light more and more that he was more of a villain than a hero. Additionally, all of their drop-off points will operate throughout normal hours.

Columbus Day, and now Indigenous People's Day, will be observed on Monday, October 10 this year, and while some will have the day off from work or school, ...

The nation’s two largest banks, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase will not be open on Monday. Make sure to check with local retailers to see if they will be observing the holiday. Here’s what will be open and closed Monday.

The controversial celebration of Christopher Columbus Day returns to Pueblo amid concern over rising tensions between supporters and protesters of the ...

[The Sons and Daughters of Italy in America](https://www.osia.org/), say Columbus is an integral part of America’s history and signals the beginning of collaborative efforts between Europe and the new world. In 2020, Colorado’s general assembly voted to replace Columbus Day with Opponents of the monument have been calling on the city to remove it from public display, preferring it be placed in a museum.

The future of the Christopher Columbus statue is at the center of an ongoing court battle between the city and an organization that supports the monument.

Eiholzer with NOON said the group is foregoing its demonstration at the monument this year. at the monument, complete with singers and dancers. That’s followed by a luncheon at the Oncenter. The Columbus Day wreath laying will be held at 11 a.m. Mayor Ben Walsh, the indigenous community, and others have been trying to find a way to move the monument and create a heritage park recognizing people of all backgrounds. The City of Syracuse has said it will appeal.

President Biden issued a proclamation on Friday to observe this Oct. 10 as a day to honor Native Americans, their resilience and their contributions to American ...

But the fact that people are paying attention at this very moment — that's important, because we will have a greater opportunity to educate people and help them understand why we are where we are right now," she told NPR in 2021. Tawna Sanchez, one of those lawmakers, said the movement to recognize the day is an ideal time to capitalize on the momentum of political recognition. Oregon marked its first statewide recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day, in place of Columbus Day, in 2021 after its legislature passed a bill brought by its Indigenous lawmakers. "How do we actually tell the truth about what happened and where we sit this very moment? I don't think that is something that we want to be honored." More than 100 cities celebrate the day, with many of them having altogether dropped the holiday honoring Columbus to replace it with Indigenous Peoples' Day. "What these changes accomplish, piece by piece, is visibility for Native people in the United States," she said. Indigenous Peoples' Day advocates say the recognition helps correct a "whitewashed" American history that has glorified Europeans like Italian explorer Christopher Columbus who have committed violence against Indigenous communities. [issued a proclamation](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/10/07/a-proclamation-on-indigenous-peoples-day-2022/) on Friday to observe this Oct. But I think it's also important to also recognize the history of Columbus Day itself," said Baca. "I still don't think I've fully absorbed what that has meant," he said to NPR in 2021. Ten states and Washington, D.C., now recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day via proclamation, while

Depending on where you are, Monday, Oct. 10 may be Columbus Day, Italian American Heritage Day or Indigenous Peoples Day.

“I think with Indigenous Peoples Day, we’re really focused on who had the land first. For some, it acknowledges the discovery and colonization of the land. Since 2019, former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued a proclamation recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.

The solution hammered out in Los Angeles was to create a separate day celebrating Italian American heritage, she said. The push for Indigenous Peoples' Day didn ...

Last year, parents in Parsippany, New Jersey, protested a local school board replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day over a “lack of community input, failure to honor the legacy of Italian immigrants and the need for a ‘more balanced picture of Columbus,’” Faircloth told The Conversation. This split is largely a generational one, with younger adults saying they’re more likely to call the holiday Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In light of conservative pushback against [critical race theory](https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/08/27/book-banning-in-us-schools-has-reached-an-all-time-high-what-this-means-and-how-we-got-here/) curricula being taught, Milwaukee public schools, for instance, have received public records requests for lesson plans on a handful of topics, one of which was Christopher Columbus, from conservative groups like Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, said Bob Peterson, president and at-large representative of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors and a founding editor of Rethinking Schools. In the late seventies, a United Nations delegation suggested replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Today, recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day is more widespread, with 23 percent of U.S. Last year, the Biden administration made the day a federal holiday. Faircloth, professor and director of the School of Education at Colorado State University, told the Conversation. Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day contests a harmful historical narrative, said Speed. In protest, Berkeley, California, became the first city to “A lot of people see it as a celebration of Italian American heritage and for that reason didn’t want it eliminated,” Speed said. So how did Columbus end up getting his own day in the first place? Columbus Day wasn’t named a federal holiday until 1937 when it was recognized by then-president Franklin D.

Though not yet a federal holiday and still not recognized across many towns and cities across the United States, several Massachusetts communities have ...

[Melrose](https://melrosepubliclibrary.org/adult-services/the-forgotten-nations-native-tribes-of-new-england/) on Oct. [Boston](https://www.boston-discovery-guide.com/boston-indigenous-peoples-day.html), [Brookline](https://www.brooklinema.gov/1555/Indigenous-People-Celebration-Committee#:~:text=The%20Brookline%20Indigenous%20Peoples%20Celebration,More%20details%20to%20come.), [Barrington](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-peoples-day-ceremonial-walk-on-main-street-in-great-barrington-tickets-412950154027), [Marblehead](https://marbleheadmuseum.org/upcoming-programs-page/), [Newton](https://www.ipdnewton.org/event) and [Salem](https://www.pem.org/events/indigenous-peoples-day) will hold in-person or virtual events. 9](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uCGzx5Mwr000lWfHfT-qRzXyT8yw1eak/view), the Eastern Suns Drummers and Dancers Mashpee Wampanoag Nation gave a live performance. Other towns that have not formally adopted Indigenous Peoples’ Day will feature their first events celebrating the holiday, including [Watertown](https://www.watertownmanews.com/2022/10/02/watertown-to-hold-first-indigenous-peoples-day-celebration/). [Wellesley](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJU1EIqOD0c8o2K3-nxpxNfmM30Sg-WKsL8s03Z_lKTtXG_Q/viewform) held the virtual event “When the Land Speaks: An Untold History and Living Presence of the Indigenous of Massachusetts,” also on Oct. [Cambridge Public Library](https://cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/9722025) will host a virtual show featuring “Blood Snow,” a collection of poetry by Inupiaq author dg nanouk okpik on Oct. 9, where presenter Larry Spotted Crow Mann of the Nipmuc Nation spoke about the holiday and the indigenous history of the state. This change “acknowledges the harmful impact of celebrating Columbus as a hero,” according to MCNAA’s website. [former Boston mayor Kim Janey ](https://www.boston.gov/news/mayor-janey-establishes-indigenous-peoples-day-boston)signed an executive order establishing Indigenous People’s Day as the second Monday of October in the city. 1 in Arlington](https://dallin.org/events/) with a presentation by artist Deborah Spears Moorehead, a descendant of the Wampanoag leader who encountered the Pilgrims Massasoit. [first celebration event at Middlesex Community College](https://www.facebook.com/events/375270810878835) on Oct. [Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness](https://www.mcnaa.org/indigenous-peoples-day) said a [bill in the state legislature](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3191#:~:text=An%20Act%20establishing%20an%20Indigenous%20Peoples%20Day&text=3191)%20of%20Jack%20Patrick%20Lewis,State%20Administration%20and%20Regulatory%20Oversight.) would have officially replacde Columbus Day statewide.

Last year President Biden declared Indigenous Peoples' Day a National holiday, but it is not a Federal holiday. All federal offices including here in Colorado ...

Earlier this afternoon an Indigenous Peoples' Day event happened at Mineral Palace Park. This is recent, as Governor Jared Polis signed a bill to remove Columbus Day as a State holiday two years ago. Last year President Biden declared Indigenous Peoples' Day a National holiday, but it is not a Federal holiday. It is both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Jerry Carleo a man we spoke with says this day isn't only meant to celebrate Italians but all Americans. Overall, state workers have today off in nearly half of the states in the country.