"I have no plans to support any changes in the elimination of Columbus Day," Lightfoot said on Friday. "For a number of years, CPS essentially celebrated both Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day. I thought that that made sense."
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Lightfoot's remarks come after Chicago Public Schools announced it would only celebrate Indigenous People's Day on the second Monday in October.
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The mayor said there's certainly "more that could be done to elevate the history of indigenous people in the past but also in the present."
"They are a marginalized community," Lightfoot said.
Chicago Public Schools' leaders voted to approve the calendar change on Wednesday.
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Indigenous People's Day is a nod to Native American people and their cultures.
Columbus Day celebrates the arrival of Christopher Columbus, in the Americas.