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Columbus Day is no more, at least where the Niagara-Wheatfield School District is concerned.
Following an impassioned presentation by a group of students, the district's board of education has agreed to a request to have the holiday that has long honored explorer Christopher Columbus as Indigenous Peoples Day in the district.
The change came as a result of advocacy performed by members of the district's student council, Native American Club and their advisors.
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