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Moore’s remarks came as the Cook County Board debated a resolution Monday on changing the October holiday.
Opponents, including members of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian-Americans, feared that renaming the holiday would hinder an annual celebration of Italian-American culture. Others supported an Indigenous Peoples’ Day but one that did not interfere with Columbus Day.
Chicago Teachers Union Chief of Staff Jane Johnson, a former Chicago Public Schools history teacher, commended CPS’ earlier decision to change its calendar in speaking in favor of the county change.
“It sends a powerful signal that we don’t celebrate an individual responsible for genocide conquest slavery and rape,” she said. “It’s time to undo the damage.”
The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee [Creek] and Seminole nations were referred to historically as the Five Civilized Tribes, or Five Tribes, by European settlers because they often assimilated into the settlers’ culture, adopting their style of dress and religion, and even owning slaves. Each tribe also has a unique history with Freedmen, whose rights were ultimately spelled out in separate treaties with the U.S.
Today, the Cherokee Nation is the only tribe that fully recognizes the Freedmen as full citizens, a decision that came in 2017 after years of legal wrangling.
Moore said his call to to delay the committee vote is “personal and has nothing to do with Columbus Day.”
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