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This shift from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day can also be seen more recently. For example, the City of Newton, Massachusetts voted to change the name of the holiday in 2020. [19] Since then, Indigenous residents of Newton have banded together to host an annual Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremonial Celebration to commemorate the day. [20 ...
Is Indigenous Peoples' Day an official holiday? It depends on where you live, but Columbus Day is still a federal holiday. Approximately 29 states and Washington, D.C. do not celebrate Columbus Day.
The City Council of Yakima, Washington voted 5 to 2 to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day. [58] The City Council of Phoenix, Arizona voted unanimously (9-0) to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day annually on Columbus Day. It was the largest US city to take such action.
Similar to Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October each year. It will be celebrated on Oct. 14 in 2024. What is Indigenous Peoples' Day?
In 2017, the city council of Akron, Ohio, became split along racial lines with the decision to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day, creating pushback from the city's Italian-American community. In 2018, a compromise was reached, with the city council voting to name the first Monday of October as North American First People's Day ...
Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated instead of Columbus Day in some states. Here's why.
Approximately 29 states and Washington, D.C., do not celebrate Columbus Day, and over 200 cities have replaced it with Indigenous Peoples' Day. Contributing: USA Today Network
To understand the history of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, it’s important to understand how Columbus Day came about. Columbus had been celebrated unofficially around the US since the late 1700s.