The province is changing the name of the annual holiday that recognized John Cabot’s arrival in Newfoundland.

The former “Discovery Day” falls on Monday, June 21st this year, which also happens to be National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. Government noted the coincidence, but also the good timing, saying it’s important to find a name that’s in line with reconciliation.

PC MHA Lela Evans, who is from Makkovik, says Canadian history books are slowly adding the tragic facts of the past, including those from so-called residential schools.

Evans says the school system was created to remove Indigenous children from the influence of their own culture, and assimilate them into the dominant Canadian culture to “kill the Indian in the child.”

Premier Andrew Furey says discussions continue with Indigenous leaders and young people to find another name for the former discovery day.

For now, it remains simply the June Holiday.