This Columbus Day cities all over the country are also celebrating Indigenous People's Day to honor the Native American culture and historic relevance, according to Fox5NY.
The inclusive movement started after Minneapolis and Seattle decided to celebrate the new tradition, and this year Native American people nationwide have decided to support and push for the recognition in various cities.
Portland, Ore.; Albuquerque, N.M.; St. Paul, Minn.; and Olympia, Wash., are some of the cities that have decided to include Indigenous People's Day in their celebrations on Monday.
The whole point of Indigenous People's Day is to call attention to the Native American presence within American history, as opposed to the usual connection to "Halloween costumes and pop culture appropriation," according to KFOR.
Columbus Day was establish by the federal government in 1934, and over the years more and more people have become knowledgeable of the whole truth of the historic figure's discovery.
"Many historians and Native Americans blame Columbus for exploiting resources, introducing disease and enslaving indigenous people," according to USA Today. "Some estimate up to 95 percent of the native population in the Americas were wiped out following Columbus' discovery and the European invasion followed."
Now making up only 2 percent, the Native American population is the smallest demographic in the U.S.
