This school year’s calendar is in flux, but Homewood District 153 board members adopted the 2020-21 school calendar and designated Oct. 12 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, rather than the traditional Columbus Day.
Columbus Day was declared a national holiday in 1934 in recognition of Christopher Columbus’ exploration of a new world. And, it became a special day of honor for Italian-Americans.
The national move to Indigenous Peoples’ Day began in 1990 when South Dakota officially…
