SEATTLE – Christopher Columbus is dead to the Seattle school board.

The board voted unanimously “to have public schools observe ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ on the second Monday of October — the same day as the Columbus Day federal holiday,” Q13 Fox reports.

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The resolution says the board “recognizes the fact that Seattle is built upon the homelands and villages of the Indigenous Peoples of this region, without whom the building of the City would not have been possible.”

It continues:

WHEREAS, the School Board has a responsibility to oppose the systematic racism towards Indigenous people in the United States, which perpetuates high rates of poverty and income inequality, exacerbating disproportionate health, education, and social crises; and

WHEREAS, the School Board seeks to combat prejudice and eliminate discrimination and institutionalized racism, and to promote awareness, understanding, and good relations among indigenous peoples and all other segments of our District…

The board’s resolution states the school district will continues its support of the well-being and growth of every student – but “especially of Seattle’s American Indian and Indigenous students.”

It also encourages district staff to teach “the history, culture and government of the indigenous peoples of our state.”

The Seattle City Council will vote next Monday, Oct. 6, whether to celebrate “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” on the same day as the Columbus Day holiday, the news station reports.

“For most Italian Americans, Columbus Day is a symbol of pride in our heritage,” Audrey Manzanares tells Q13 Fox.