Indigenous Peoples Day United States
United states holidays 2020.
Indigenous peoples day united states. Listen 3 37 3 37. United states holidays 2021. On this second monday of october 2020 we can take an important step toward healing by abolishing columbus day and instead establishing a nationwide indigenous peoples day. United states holidays 2020.
Although some indigenous peoples of the americas were traditionally hunter gatherers and many especially in the amazon basin still are many groups practiced aquaculture and agriculture the impact of their agricultural endowment to the world is a testament to. First proposed in 1977 indigenous peoples day has grown rapidly in the last few years with more and more cities and whole states recognizing the importance of a day to acknowledge the resilience and historical abuse of native americans. The indigenous peoples of the americas are the pre columbian peoples of north central and south america and their descendants. United states holidays 2021.
Federal holiday of columbus day which honors italian. Indigenous people s day is a public holiday in some areas see list below where it is a day off and schools and most businesses are closed. But for indigenous people the holiday which takes place the second monday in october this year it falls on october 12 is simply a recognition of a. Indigenous peoples day is a holiday that is celebrated on the second monday of october in many parts of the united states.
Participants at the 1977 united nations international conference on discrimination against indigenous populations in the americas proposed that indigenous peoples day replace columbus day. Is indigenous people s day a public holiday. 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.
While the second monday of october marks columbus day in many parts of the united states some states instead observe native american day a celebration of north america s indigenous peoples and their cultures. While many counties towns cities school districts and other localities have made the switch only 6 states have officially and permanently replaced columbus day with indigenous peoples or native american day. More and more places in the united states are dropping columbus day in favor of indigenous peoples day but the shift isn t happening without some pushback. 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.