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Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day Malinda Maynor Lowery, Professor of History and Director, Center for the Study of the American South, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day The All Nation Singers chant in appreciation to the city of Berkeley, Calif., during the first Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 1992. The Indigenous Peoples Day is an alternative celebration of the anniversary of Columbus Day. Native Americans from around the country came to participate in the all-day event. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Increasingly, Columbus Day  is giving people pause . More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day  as an alternative to  – or in addition to – the day intended to honor Columbus’ voyages. Critics of the change  see it as just another example of political correctness run amok – another flash point o