Don't forget, everyone, this weekend is a three-day one in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day!
Wait, Indigenous Peoples Day? What happened to Columbus Day?
Indigenous Peoples Day is a holiday celebrating the Indigenous, or Native, peoples of this continent. Many towns, cities, and states across the country have adopted it as an alternative to Columbus Day, which many feel celebrates colonialism and racism.
You can read the official statement made last year changing the holiday's name, and meaning, in Northampton.
A Resolution Recognizing the Second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day
For some extra hardcore advanced reading, feel free to check out the report from the 1977 International NGO Conference On Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas
Wait, Indigenous Peoples Day? What happened to Columbus Day?
Indigenous Peoples Day is a holiday celebrating the Indigenous, or Native, peoples of this continent. Many towns, cities, and states across the country have adopted it as an alternative to Columbus Day, which many feel celebrates colonialism and racism.
You can read the official statement made last year changing the holiday's name, and meaning, in Northampton.
A Resolution Recognizing the Second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day
For some extra hardcore advanced reading, feel free to check out the report from the 1977 International NGO Conference On Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas
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