![Could Kalamazoo Soon Be Ending Columbus Day All Together?](http://townsquare.media/site/689/files/2018/10/GettyImages-1474349.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Could Kalamazoo Soon Be Ending Columbus Day All Together?
With more and more cities starting to celebrate 'Indigenous Peoples Day' instead of Columbus Day, it seems like the state as a whole could be doing away with the old celebration. Those who have Native American decent, and those who are sympathetic to the cause, agree that the celebration of a man who was responsible for the enslavement, abuse, and murder of so many natives of this country.
The list of cities in Michigan who have done away with Columbus Day continues to get bigger, as Southfield has officially ended the Columbus Day celebration, according to Freep. So far, the Michigan cities that have done away with the holiday are Detroit, Ferndale, Southfield, Alpena, Ann Arbor, East Lansing, Traverse City and Ypsilanti; and more could soon follow.
Do you think Kalamazoo should become the next city to do away with the celebration of Columbus Day and start celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day?
More From WKFR
![Community Alert: Why Are Helicopters Circling Portage, Michigan?](http://townsquare.media/site/689/files/2024/07/attachment-helicopter-portage-michigan-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Popular Breakfast Joint in Downtown Kalamazoo, MI Announces Sudden Closure](http://townsquare.media/site/689/files/2024/07/attachment-berries-downtown-kalamazoo-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![A Piece of Kalamazoo Will Live On At American Sign Museum in Ohio](http://townsquare.media/site/689/files/2024/07/attachment-tot-to-teen-american-sign-museum.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Retailer Big Lots Confirms Closing of Portage, Michigan Store](http://townsquare.media/site/689/files/2024/07/attachment-big-lots-closing-soon.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Duff Beer in Michigan? Maybe The Simpsons Lived Here After All](http://townsquare.media/site/689/files/2024/07/attachment-michigan-duff-beer.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![We Finally Know What’s Set to Replace Fricano’s in Alamo Township](http://townsquare.media/site/689/files/2024/07/attachment-fricanos-joe-shmoes-kalamazoo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Kalamazoo’s Miller Auditorium Gets New Look Ahead of 2024-25 Season](http://townsquare.media/site/689/files/2024/07/attachment-Miller-Auditorium-Renovation.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Two-Day Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration Coming to Kalamazoo](http://townsquare.media/site/689/files/2021/10/attachment-Via-Youtube-Indigenous-Peoples-Day.jpg?w=980&q=75)