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Total years since the First Declaration on Indigenous Peoples Day at the UN Geneva: 43 Number of states (plus WA DC) that legally adopted Indigenous/Native Peoples Day: 9 Exact decades since South Dakota was first to observe “Native American Day”: 3 Total states that issued Indigenous Peoples Day proclamations in 2019: 7 Number of US counties, districts, cities, towns, and villages named after Columbus: 54 Number of Columbus statues dismantled or vandalized nationwide in 2020: 24 Total statues removed in Chicago, alone: 3 Total fines a Bad River man faces for allegedly toppling a statue in St. Paul, MN: $10K Number of years Mike Forcia faces in prison if convicted of the felony charge: 5 Total arrest threats made to a Unicorn Riot journalist at a Columbus stand in Philly: 3 Estimated number of petitioners behind a statue removal campaign in Syracuse: 18K Percentage of Americans polled by Knights of Columbus favoring Columbus Day: 57% Total days Christopher Columbus spent on the North American continent: 0 Exact years after Columbus’ 1492 voyage when US educators began teaching it: 400 Total cans of food required to waive entrance fees to Crazy Horse Monument, Oct. 12: 3
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