Indigenous Peoples Day Post
The second monday in october traditionally called columbus day is now known in 14 states the district of columbia and more than 130 cities as indigenous people s day.
Indigenous peoples day post. Last year the seattle city council unanimously voted to change the federal columbus day holiday to indigenous peoples day making it the second major u s. It has been updated for indigenous people s day 2019. Democratic presidential candidate joe biden released a statement on columbus day that instead celebrates indigenous people s day an emerging rival to the federal holiday. Happy indigenous peoples day.
On monday more states cities. Even columbus ohio named after the explorer. Several states and more than 100 cities and towns none in florida have already chosen to swap columbus day for indigenous people s day. I think that oftentimes when people speak about indigenous people and they speak about native americans they use past tense language and we are present tense people and it s not ok to speak about us in past tense.
The name change is symbolic and important emphasizing the need to recognize and honor the history and culture of indigenous people rather than celebrating the european explorer who brought colonialism disease and. With indigenous people s day it s an opportunity for people to start correcting the record and to start correcting their language and the words that are coming out of their mouths. The pelican state doesn t recognize columbus day. City after minneapolis to adopt the.
If you re hoping to spend the day out and about here s a list of places that are still open for business on indigenous peoples day and others you may have to avoid until the day after.