Indigenous Peoples Day 2020
It is celebrated across the united states on the second monday in october and is an official city and state holiday in various localities.
Indigenous peoples day 2020. Dancers from anahuacalmecac international university preparatory of north america a school for indigenous students pray before dancing on hollywood boulevard near the el capitan theatre and jimmy kimmel live studio during an event celebrating indigenous peoples day on oct. Across the country states cities and schools are observing indigenous peoples day instead of columbus day. How it began and how to celebrate by antoinette bueno 6 22 am pdt october 12 2020 jeremy hogan sopa images lightrocket via getty images. Federal holiday of columbus day which honors italian.
Email send text message. Indigenous peoples day has been celebrated since it was first introduced in 1977 at an indigenous conference but took over a decade to be officially acknowledged and remains overlooked. Indigenous peoples day is a holiday that celebrates and honors native american peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. National aboriginal day is june 21 and gives an opportunity to learn more about indigenous peoples including inuit métis and first nations peoples.
Columbus day celebrations date back to 1792 when new york city celebrated the 300th. Find out about the activities going on in your area by viewing the interactive map or list of activities. Some places are recognizing indigenous peoples day alongside columbus day. Indigenous peoples day 2020.
History of indigenous people s day as you may guess from the link above this holiday has risen to prominence as a replacement for columbus day. Indigenous peoples day 2020. The date of columbus arrival in the new world on october 12th 1492 was adopted by many countries across the americas and the caribbean as a public holiday. 8 2017 in los angeles california.
It began as a counter celebration held on the same day as the u s.