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Dan Akee, WWII veteran and Navajo code talker from the Diné Nation, speaks with members of the Dishchii' Bikoh' Apache group from Cibecue, Arizona.

Indigenous Peoples Day: Why it’s replacing Columbus Day in many places

Oct 11, 2021 ◇ Susan C. Faircloth/Colorado State University/The Conversation

Columbus Day celebrations in the United States are almost as old as the nation - but since the 1990s, a growing number of states have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day – meant to honor the people living in the Americas both before and after Columbus’ arrival. Read more»

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The U.S. is rapidly becoming less white, making a relic of yore the demographics of the demographics of yore.

The U.S. white majority will soon disappear forever

Aug 9, 2019 ◇ Dudley Poston & Rogelio Sáenz/Texas A&M University & University of Texas at San Antonio/The Conversation

White nationalists want America to be white again. But this will never happen. America is on its way to becoming predominantly nonwhite. Read more»


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