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NATION, Page 25American NotesPOLITICAL CORRECTNESSThere Go the Coat Sales
On the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' voyage to
the Americas, Berkeley will put a new twist in its official
calendar. While the rest of the country is observing Columbus
Day next Oct. 12, Berkeley will inaugurate "Indigenous Peoples
Day," becoming the first U.S. city to change the name and focus
of the holiday. Traditionally, says Berkeley Mayor Lonni
Hancock, Columbus Day celebrations have been "Eurocentric and
ignored the brutal realities of the colonization of indigenous
peoples." The new holiday, vows Hancock, will provide "an
accurate history" of the explorer's discoveries and show how
they led to the conquest and destruction of ancient American
civilizations. So far the residents have taken the change in
stride; only about a dozen have complained. No word, however,
on whether there will be Indigenous Peoples Day coat sales.