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LATimes: L.A. council panel backs plan for a new city holiday: Indigenous Peoples Day

June 24, 2021June 15, 2017 News Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, LA Times, los angeles city council, Mitch O'Farrell

By David Zanniser June 15, 2017, 5:00 AM A key panel of the Los Angeles City Council endorsed a plan Wednesday to take Columbus Day off the city calendar and put in its place a new Indigenous Peoples Day, despite opposition from Italian American civic leaders and some city lawmakers. The council’s Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental … Read more

Mayor honors AISC

January 11, 2021October 30, 2009 News 40th anniversary, angela r riley, ethnic studies at ucla, los angeles city council, mayor antonio villaraigosa, native american heritage month

By Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon (http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/city-honors-american-indian-studies-111924.aspx) October 30, 2009, UCLA Newsroom Category: Arts & Humanities, Campus News Mayor Honors American Indian Studies Center On Friday, Oct. 30, Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles City Council honored the UCLA American Indian Studies Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary by presenting a proclamation to … Read more