Indigenous Peoples Day Icon
What is historically known in the united states as columbus day honoring italian explorer christopher columbus is now celebrated as indigenous.
Indigenous peoples day icon. Advocates first made their case for a federal change at a united nations conference in 1977 but it wasn t until 1989 that the first state south dakota made it official. Shall we make that indigenous peoples day. But there is a movement toward an alternative. This year the celebration will take place not in person but virtually on zoom as a covid 19 safety measure.
While the federal calendar still upholds columbus day more than 100 cities towns and counties including the nation s capital commemorate indigenous peoples day today. Gabriel bump discusses everywhere you don t belong with author and fsu creative writing professor ravi howard hosted by midtown reader 7 p m. Celebrate indigenous people s day letter to the editor monday october 12 2020 we the native american student association of notre dame would like to extend an invitation to the university and its students to join us in celebration of indigenous people s day on oct. Princeton s own john witherspoon who lectured on morals and ethics when he ran the college.
Indigenous peoples day is monday oct. 12 as columbus day while areas across the country have shifted. Usually celebrates columbus day. New mexico natives mark indigenous peoples day by toppling a monument to colonialism.
Washington newsnation now as native american advocates and others continue calls for official recognition of indigenous peoples day president donald trump s columbus day proclamation included a defense of the explorer s legacy and warnings about those who seek to undermine it the federal government recognizes oct. An icon in the shape of a person s head and shoulders. While the federal calendar still upholds columbus day more than 100 cities towns and counties including the nation s capital commemorate indigenous peoples day today. Indigenous peoples day the holiday that celebrates native american cultures and peoples celebrates its 28th anniversary on monday oct.
On the second monday of october the u s.