Scrolling through social media this week, I saw an article in a local paper listing the stores and offices that would be closed on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. My first reaction was bemusement, along the lines of “nothing will be closed on Indigenous Peoples’ Day because Indigenous Peoples’ Day is imaginary.” […]
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