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Oct. 8—Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day, a holiday recognized each October that celebrates Native people and cultures and draws awareness of the lasting effects of colonialism. Several ...
Indigenous Peoples' Day 2023 is on October 9 and in preparation for it, we've got info on how you can observe it, and a breakdown of its very interesting history.
This shift from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day can also be seen more recently. For example, the City of Newton, Massachusetts voted to change the name of the holiday in 2020. [19] Since then, Indigenous residents of Newton have banded together to host an annual Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremonial Celebration to commemorate the day. [20 ...
Oct. 8—Films, ceremonies, music and a memorial walk are part of this weekend's celebration of Indigenous People's Day. The fourth annual Indigenous Film Festival, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Roxy ...
A proposal to rename the day National Indigenous Peoples Day was made in 2017. The bill to make that change (C-369) was still being debated by parliament when the legislature was dissolved. [3] The federal Crown has begun referring to the day as National Indigenous Peoples Day, regardless. [4]
In Augusta, Maine, several hundred people celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day by rallying outside the State House in support of a Nov. 7 statewide vote that would restore language about the state ...
As of August 30, the Los Angeles City Council authorized the celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day in place of Columbus Day. [93] September. On September 11, Orono became the third city in Maine to adopt Indigenous Peoples' Day. [94] On September 18, both Brunswick and Portland in Maine adopted the change to Indigenous Peoples Day. [95] [96 ...
The events across the U.S. come two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day. An increasing number of states and cities have also recognized it — pivoting ...