UAS student gov’t votes to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day

University of Alaska Southeast (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
Students at the University of Alaska Southeast will recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 12, a day otherwise known as Columbus Day. The student government recently passed a resolution to do this on the second Monday of every October.
David Russell-Jensen is a third-year student at the UAS. He’s a member of the student government and cosponsored the resolution.
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