Indigenous Peoples Day California
Alaska oregon hawaii and south dakota no longer celebrate columbus day.
Indigenous peoples day california. Native american day is a public holiday in some areas see list below where it is a day off and schools and most businesses are closed. Columbus day celebrations date back to 1792 when new york city celebrated the 300th. Gavin newsom proclaimed monday as indigenous peoples day in california flouting decades of tradition to honor the state s native populations the proclamation only applies to. Many native americans take part in celebrating native americans day or indigenous people s day in the united states through activities such as pow wows.
In other areas native american day is a normal working day. Here s a list of states cities and other local governments that have chosen to change columbus day to indigenous peoples day as well as some places that don t observe the holiday at all. In berkeley for example the indigenous peoples day committee celebrated the holiday s 25th anniversary in the city with dancing food and songs from local native american tribes. Federal holiday of columbus day which honors italian.
California swaps columbus 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. It began as a counter celebration held on the same day as the u s. Indigenous peoples day is a holiday that celebrates and honors native american peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures.
California governor gavin newsom axed columbus day in exchange for a holiday to honor the lives culture and history of native and indigenous peoples in the state. Across the country states cities and schools are observing indigenous peoples day instead of columbus day. Some of the city governments in california began to cancel columbus day and celebrate indigenous peoples day. In 2014 several cities began to celebrate columbus day to indigenous peoples day.