A lone Republican votes down Indigenous Peoples' Day in Pima County
Steve Christy's lone vote against Indigenous Peoples' Day in Pima County demonstrates profound disrespect toward the very Native tribes and cultures that define the region's history.
Pima County is home to the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui Tribes, with deep Indigenous history stretching back at least 4,500 years.
Republican Supervisor Steve Christy recently cast the sole vote against a Pima County resolution to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Christy's vote continues a pattern of racial insensitivity among Pima Republicans such …
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