The observance of Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 9 should remind those of us who love the New York State Fair of our annual visits to the festive and historic Iroquois village. 
The respectful habitation of this continent by our Haudenosaunee neighbors and other indigenous nations deserves recognition and celebration.
Unfortunately, the City of Syracuse is still grappling with the path toward removing a downtown statue that honors those responsible for the shameful and genocidal history that began in 1492. City administration has been embroiled in litigation started by ignorant and misguided citizens and wrongly upheld by an incompetent, biased and politicized judge.
It’s way past time to end the idolatry of Columbus to build a new circle that honors the People of the Longhouse and indigenous people from coast to coast.
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