US EditionSome Indigenous Peoples Day Events Strike Conciliatory Tone Amid Trump's Focus on Columbus
President Trump proclaimed Columbus Day 2025 to honor Christopher Columbus's legacy amid ongoing debates and redirected nearly $500 million in federal funds to tribal colleges, officials said.
- On October 13, 2025, President Donald J. Trump proclaimed October 13, 2025 as Columbus Day under constitutional authority.
- By law, U.S. Congress requested the president proclaim the second Monday of October as Columbus Day, marking Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage and October 12, 1492 landfall.
- The proclamation lauded Columbus as the original American hero while blaming `left-wing radicals` for toppling statues and vandalism in recent years.
- Native American leaders said the proclamation was hurtful and drew criticism, while the Education Department redirected nearly $500 million toward tribal colleges, advocates say could increase support for TCUs.
- Across states and cities, many observe the second Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day or pair it with Columbus Day, with supporters emphasizing inclusivity, healing and bringing people together.
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Some Indigenous Peoples Day events strike conciliatory tone amid Trump’s focus on Columbus
By TERRY TANG, Associated Press From Seattle to Baltimore, many Americans were celebrating Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day, determined to see it as a triumph of perseverance over centuries marked by trauma. Tribal nations and communities gathered at powwows, markets and musical performances among other joyful events to honor their culture and their history. Related Articles Today in History: October 13, Hedge fund billionaire sent…
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Some Indigenous Peoples Day events strike conciliatory tone amid Trump's focus on Columbus
From Seattle to Baltimore, many Americans were celebrating Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day, determined to see it as a triumph of perseverance over centuries marked by trauma. Tribal nations and communities gathered at powwows, markets and musical performances among other joyful events to honor their culture and their history.
Trump saves Columbus Day from "left-wing arsonists"
President Donald Trump reignited a familiar cultural battle by reinstating Columbus Day as a stand-alone holiday and omitting any mention of Indigenous Peoples’ Day from his 2025 proclamation. Calling Christopher Columbus “the original American hero,” Trump declared his intention to “reclaim [Columbus’s] extraordinary legacy from left-wing arsonists who have sought to destroy his name and dishonor his memory.” The proclamation celebrates Italian…
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Some Indigenous Peoples Day events strike conciliatory tone
Trump's tribute is drawing criticism and resignation from Native Americans.
Some Indigenous Peoples Day Events Strike Conciliatory Tone Amid Trump's Focus on Columbus
From Seattle to Baltimore, many Americans were celebrating Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day, determined to see it as a triumph of perseverance over centuries marked by trauma. Tribal nations and communities gathered at powwows, markets and musical performances among other joyful events to honor their culture and their history.
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Press-TelegramColumbus truly united the world
Somebody eventually had to knit the whole world together. North and South. Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The person who launched that adventure was Christopher Columbus. Critics will point out his many flaws. That the Native Americans didn’t need discovering, having come across the Bering Straits millennia before. That, five centuries earlier, Leif Ericson slipped over to North America and established Vinland. And maybe Chinese explorer Zeng …
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