indigenous peoples day

Mary Kathryn Nagle’s play tells the story of "Manahatta" through the eyes of the dispossessed.

The event is the world’s largest celebration of Italian-American culture and heritage.

"The world is poisoned with erroneous theories and needs to be taught sane doctrines. But it is difficult to strengthen what has become crooked."

The activists issued multiple demands to the museum and to city officials, including: renaming Columbus Day 'Indigenous Peoples Day.'

Hundreds of people swept through the American Museum of Natural History Monday as part of the second annual Anti-Columbus Day Tour.

"It's not an either or. It's both," Cuomo told reporters.

Four hundred indigenous rights activists occupied the American Museum of Natural History Monday afternoon in protest of Columbus Day and museum exhibitions they consider to be demeaning to indigenous peoples.