Over a dozen states and more than 130 local governments have chosen to not celebrate Columbus Day altogether or replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Many states celebrate both. Eleven U.S ...

In a proclamation for last year’s holiday, President Biden said that Indigenous Peoples’ Day is intended to “honor the perseverance and courage of Indigenous peoples, show our gratitude for ...

WHY IS IT CALLED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY? Indigenous Peoples Day has been recognized for decades in different forms and under a variety of names to celebrate Native Americans’ history and culture and ...

FILE - Hopi children dance in front of City Hall on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 2022, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on ...

Indigenous Peoples Day is meant to recognize the painful history Indigenous people have faced and to celebrate their communities, said Tilsen, who is Oglala Lakota. But it is also “a day of ...

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the truth about the American soil we live on. Set on the second Monday of every October, the day serves as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day. It recognizes the ...

FILE - Hopi children dance in front of City Hall on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 2022, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on ...

The second Monday of October has been a national holiday for close to a century, but this will be only the second year that Indigenous Peoples Day has held that designation. Last October, President ...

FILE - Hopi children dance in front of City Hall on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 2022, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on ...

FILE - Hopi children dance in front of City Hall on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 2022, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on ...

FILE - Hopi children dance in front of City Hall on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 2022, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on ...

(AP) - From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches. The events ...