Andy Tsubasa Field, Associated Press
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A person walks across the Statehouse grounds in Topeka, Kan., Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
TOPEKA — Members of a Kansas House panel have heard testimony from Democratic lawmakers pushing for Kansas to join a handful of states observing a day honoring Native Americans instead of Christopher Columbus, but a chief proponent said he doubted that the bill would get a vote.
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee on Tuesday listened to remarks from three lawmakers who said Kansas needed to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day to acknowledge how the understanding of Columbus’ legacy has changed over the years.