Indigenous Peoples' Day (United States)

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Indigenous Peoples' Day is an official city and state holiday in various localities in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous American people (Native Americans) and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated on the second Monday in October. It began as a counter-celebration held on the same day as the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day, which honors Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. It is celebrated as an alternative to Columbus Day due to the lasting harm Indigenous tribes suffered because of Columbus's contributions to the European colonization of the Americas. The roots of the holiday can be traced back to discussions and propositions regarding instituting it as a replacement for Columbus Day that took place in 1977 during The International NGO Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2021, Joe Biden formally commemorated the holiday with a presidential proclamation, becoming the first...

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