Indigenous activist Mahtowin Munro, the co-lead for United American Indians of New England, spoke with WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy about the effort to recognize the holiday observed on the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Chali'Naru Dones, with the United Confederation of Taino People, marches past the Old State House while participating in the Indigenous Peoples Day rally and march in Boston on Oct. 10, 2020. in Massachusetts to recognize the holiday observed on the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The holiday is already recognized in Boston and more than two-dozen cities and towns, but on the state level, it is observed as Columbus Day.
Indigenous activist Mahtowin Munro, the co-lead for United American Indians of New England, spoke with WBUR'sThis segment aired on October 9, 2023.
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