Title

"Diverse City" piece on Columbus Day, noting that Jason Toothaker, a Portland Sc

Source

Portland Phoenix

Date

4-8-2005

Pages

10

Abstract

"Diverse City" piece on Columbus Day, noting that Jason Toothaker, a Portland School Committee member, wants to replace the holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day. Toothaker and others say Columbus is a symbol of colonization and many students in the Portland schools are refugees because of various forms of colonization. The author urges those who are offended by Columbus Day and other holidays to focus on substantive issues rather than arguing over holiday names.

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