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LBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples’ Day as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus. From Minnesota to Vermont, at least five states and Washington, D.C. have done away with Columbus Day celebrations in deference to Native Americans, though the federal Columbus holiday remains in place. Since 1992, Native American advocates have pressed states to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’… Read at AP News