Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples Day
Indigenous peoples day is a holiday that celebrates and honors native american peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures.
Columbus day indigenous peoples day. It is celebrated across the united states on the second monday in october and is an official city and state holiday in various localities. Columbus day celebrations date back to 1792 when new york city celebrated the 300th. Columbus day celebrations date back to 1792 when new york city celebrated the 300th. Across the country states cities and schools are observing indigenous peoples day instead of columbus day.
For native americans columbus day has long been. Federal holiday of columbus day which honors italian. Indigenous peoples day is an increasingly popular holiday in the united states that has popped up in reaction to columbus day a national holiday dedicated to celebrating the explorer who led an. And the gradual change from columbus day to indigenous peoples day is an important part adding to people s awareness of our history as a nation and indigenous people and the issues that they.
Many college campuses have dumped columbus day for indigenous peoples day as have more than 100 cities towns and counties across the country. Changes this year in chicago by trina orlando published october 11 2020 updated on october 12 2020 at 5 56 am. Today 14 states plus the district of columbia and more than 130 cities across the country now observe indigenous peoples day instead of or in addition to columbus day. It began as a counter celebration held on the same day as the u s.
A member of washington d c s city council proposed a bill to replace columbus day with indigenous peoples day and new york city mayor bill de blasio created a commission to assess the value.