Indigenous Peoples Day

This Monday, downtown Leland will come alive with drum beats, the smell of fry bread and the sound of the Ojibwe language.

Almost 100,000 Native Americans make up twelve federally-recognized tribes in the state. Michigan is among a handful of states that formally recognize the holiday, which is Monday.

Some state lawmakers want to swap one holiday for another. Monday was Columbus Day, and a pair of bills would get rid of Columbus Day and make Indigenous…