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Christopher Columbus was the guest of dishonor at this party. Away from the revelers, a statue of the famous explorer was kept hidden behind a black box in   downtown Los Angeles’ Grand Park, decorated with an altar celebrating native people. Monday marked the first celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day in Los Angeles,  a year after the county Board of Supervisors voted to reimagine Columbus Day. The covered statue included a note signed by several county organizations indicating the monument will be removed. “As the City Council member who works with the county supervisor, take my word for it: The statue is on its way out,” said Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who is of Native American descent and  pushed the Los Angeles City Council last year to rename Columbus Day. Across the street from the main festivities of the daylong celebration, Soraya Medina, whose ancestors are part of the Caribbean’s Taino tribe, helped assemble the altar. She stood by the Columbus statue, talking