Went to my bank 2 weeks ago. In their list of days closed in 2022 they had Indigenous Peoples Day, I told them how insulted I was by this

chickensoup | 011522 | chickensoup

[Chickensoup]

I was just in a store and saw the headline that said that a local town is making the process easier for restaurants to expand outdoor dining.

My first thought was, in what perverse universe is that any town’s business??

[9YearLurker]

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/hartford-city-council-votes-to-change-columbus-day-to-indigenous-peoples-day/2592866/#

[9YearLurker]

I’m guessing the Italian presence is stronger in New London:

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/indigenous-peoples-day-celebrated-in-connecticut/2600529/

[buffyt]

If my Cherokee great grandmother were still here I could ask her. She never got to vote, not considered fully human.

[ViLaLuz]

Indigenous People. Do they mean the ones that migrated over the Bering Strait to the Anasazi lands?

[Chickensoup]

I have no idea. Not Columbus.

[TXnMA]

"Don’t forget Memorial Day."

Absolutely!

Without Memorial Day and Labor Day, New England wouldn't know when summer begins and ends...