Indigenous Peoples Day Seattle
Columbus day will now be known as indigenous peoples day in seattle.
Indigenous peoples day seattle. Seattle began observing indigenous peoples day two years earlier to promote the well being and growth of. Indigenous peoples day is a holiday that celebrates and honors native american peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. Federal holiday of columbus day which honors italian. The resolution creating indigenous peoples day as the seattle city council unanimously designated the day in 2014 was drafted with support of activists and advocates from several groups.
It is celebrated across the united states on the second monday in october and is an official city and state holiday in various localities. 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. People look on at a celebration of indigenous peoples day in 2016 at seattle s city hall. After weeks of collaboration with indigenous rights activists on monday october 6th the seattle city council voted unanimously in favor of resolution 31538 declaring the second monday in october indigenous peoples day in the city of seattle it was an honor to work with activists to draft the legislation and to sponsor it.