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Aztec dancers pay tribute to the indigenous ancestors in the Central Quad as part of Indigenous Peoples Day, hosted by M.E.Ch.A. de CSUF. The event is being put on to bring awareness to what happened to natives during the time of Christopher Columbus.

“When Christopher Columbus came, he came in contact with indigenous people,” said Ana Lia Cabral, 19, a creative photography major. “He raped them. He enslaved them. He killed them. We’re paying tribute to those who died during that time.”

The term “indigenous” refers to people whose lineage goes back to territory that existed before colonization.

Indigenous Peoples Day at CSUF will go on in the Central Quad until 10 p.m.

M.E.Ch.A. de CSUF will also be hosting Dia de Los Muertos in the Quad on Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.