During a 2021 Columbus Day address to the National Congress of American Indians, Vice President Kamala Harris discussed the “shameful” history of the European explorers who came to America:
It is an honor to be with you this week as we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day and speak truth about our nation’s history. Since 1934, every October the United States has recognized the voyage of the European explorers who first landed on the shores of the Americas.
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