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Oct 11, 2021 · A movement recast the second Monday in October as a day to appreciate the history of Indigenous communities. That visibility, say Native Americans, can help us see what else needs to change.
- What Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans
Indigenous Peoples' Day has been recognized for more than...
- What Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans
Oct 11, 2021 · Indigenous Peoples' Day has been recognized for more than three decades but only in 12 states and Washington D.C. Dr. Faircloth says today offers an opportunity for educators to rethink how they ...
- When Is Indigenous Peoples' Day?
- Where Is Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrated?
- Why Replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
- Focus on Native American History
- Some Communities Call For Italian Heritage Day
For the fourth year in a row, the United States will officially observe Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrates the history and contributions of Native Americans. In 2024, the holiday falls on Monday, October 14. While the Joe Biden administration has officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day since 2021...
As of 2023, some 29 states do not celebrate Columbus Day and have renamed it or replaced itwith Indigenous Peoples Day. Some states recognize Indigenous Peoples Day via proclamation, while others treat it as an official holiday. Among the states where the holiday is observed or honored are Alaska, Minnesota, Vermont, Iowa, North Carolina, Californi...
Activists have long argued that holidays, statues and other memorials to Columbus sanitize his actions—which include the enslavementof Native Americans—while giving him credit for “discovering” a place where communities had lived for thousands of years. “Columbus Day is not just a holiday, it represents the violent history of colonization in the We...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day also offers a fresh focus to history in schools, where many history textbooks leave out Native Americans or sanitize white colonizer’s treatment of them. In a 2015 op-ed, Shannon Speed, director of the American Indian Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Chickasaw tribal citizen, wrote that “vir...
Meanwhile, some Italian American communities have called for a day separate from Columbus Day to celebrate their heritage. For example, in New York City starting in 2021, the Department of Education labeled the holidayas both Indigenous Peoples' Day and Italian Heritage Day.
- Becky Little
Oct 9, 2023 · As a result of advocacy by Native American activists, many states and localities now observe the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of — or in addition to — Columbus ...
National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. Indigenous Peoples' Day[ a ] is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. [ 1 ] It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various ...
Oct 9, 2023 · A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history. Women drummers sing as they lead a march during an Indigenous Peoples Day event, Oct. 9 in Seattle. Native American people will celebrate ...
Oct 10, 2022 · A growing movement recasts the second Monday in October as a day to appreciate the history of Indigenous communities. That visibility, say Native Americans, can help us see what else needs to change.
