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Native American charged with misdemeanor after protesting Tampa’s Columbus statue

A local Indigenous rights group called Tampa a ‘place of hate’ and is organizing against the charge.

by Justin Garcia November 28, 2022December 6, 2023

A local Indigenous rights group called Tampa a ‘place of hate’ and is organizing against the charge.

After 30 years of ongoing protests, Indigenous activists launch new campaign to remove Tampa’s Columbus statue

On Saturday, Indigenous groups will protest the Columbus statue and strategize a campaign to take it down.

by Justin Garcia October 11, 2022February 10, 2025

Florida Indigenous groups say Tampa’s Columbus statue will come down ‘one way or another’

The demand to remove the statue is decades old.

by Justin Garcia August 30, 2022May 1, 2025

Protesters march on Bayshore to demand removal of Tampa’s Columbus statue

by CL Staff October 12, 2020

One Holiday Late for Columbus Day Angst

by Cathy Salustri November 29, 2015January 8, 2024