Indigenous Peoples Day October 2020
Indigenous peoples day 2020 falls on october 12.
Indigenous peoples day october 2020. Is reckoning with legacies of racism and colonialism many indigenous nations call for something more the return of ancestral lands. Join your library as we celebrate indigenous peoples day in minnesota on october 12. Celebrating indigenous cultures every oct. October 12 2020 at 12 01 pm filed under.
Seattle is one of over 100 cities in the us that has rightly reclaimed the second monday in october formerly columbus day as indigenous peoples day a correction that took well over 200 years. 12 06 pm edt october 11 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. On monday october 12 14 states and the district of columbia more than 130 cities and growing numbers of schools will observe indigenous peoples day.
Though most of the in person celebrations have been postponed due to covid 19 there are still. The holiday which was first observed in 1989 is increasingly replacing columbus day as america reckons with the treatment of its indigenous population. Victory rally toy theater video contest in partnership with all my relations arts. 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 is october 12. With social distancing in mind this year local native authors musicians and cultural centers are putting on events throughout the month all of which will take place online or in otherwise covid. But in this moment when the u s. Indigenous peoples day is celebrated annually on the second monday in october as an alternative to columbus day.
Art kits designed by graci horne will be available for pick up at franklin library from 3 5 p m. Columbus day also known as indigenous peoples day is observed this year on monday october 12 2020 since it is a national holiday you may be wondering if the usps is open or closed for mail. In many parts of what is now the united states communities have in recent years replaced columbus day with indigenous peoples day. If you and the young people in your life.
Iowa city mayor bruce teague proclaimed october 12 as indigenous peoples day in the city.