Although Chicago Public Schools were closed Monday in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day, the celebration is not celebrated by the state of Illinois, Cook County or the city of Chicago.
Arthur Big Mountain of the Oneida Nation, 9, waits for the Grand Entry ceremony of the 69th annual Chicago Powwow at Schiller Woods Oct. 8, 2022, in Chicago.
Ron Onesti, president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, said he was thrilled to see the parade’s anticipated biggest return since the COVID-19 pandemic and that the event had one message: “Italian Americans are here to stay.” Lightfoot has said she has no plans to eliminate Columbus Day at the city level, but she nonetheless has clashed with Italian American groups in Chicago over controversy of the historical figure.
Onesti acknowledged the controversy surrounding the holiday, saying “narratives need to be broadened” but there is no need for acrimony. A man holds an American and Italian flag during the Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 10, 2022, in Chicago.
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