Most prominently, President Joe Biden became the first US president to issue a proclamation commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day, writing that Monday was a day on which the country “celebrates the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples, recognizes their inherent sovereignty, and commits to honoring the Federal Government’s trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations.” Evan Vucci/APīiden becomes first president to issue proclamation marking Indigenous Peoples' Day ET: This article was updated with additional information.President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the debt ceiling during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. Newsweek reached out to University of Southern California professor Peter Cooper Mancall, an expert in Christopher Columbus, the colonization of North America and Native American history, for comment. Seventeen states have a holiday honoring Native Americans, including four states and Washington, D.C., that have renamed Columbus Day and recognize the day under a different name.įor employees in 26 states, workplaces don't celebrate the government holiday at all and employees still go to work like any other workday throughout the year. Most states have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, or celebrate the holidays concurrently, with 16 states and the territory of American Samoa exclusively observing Columbus Day. Pew Research Center reported that Columbus Day is one of the most inconsistently celebrated holidays.

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Some peoples have disappeared, or nearly so,' in a report ahead of the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.

The indigenous peoples were pushed aside and marginalized by the dominant descendants of Europeans. In 2001, the United Nations noted that 'in the New World, white European colonizers arrived and settled suddenly, with drastic results.

State leaders and other government officials have started to recognize Native Americans' concerns. Native Americans have long protested the holiday and have sought to rename it because Columbus' actions set off a series of European colonial takeovers that led to the deaths of millions of Native people. In 2021, President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day.Īs of this year, 195 cities have renamed or replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, according to USA Today. In recent years, some states and cities have renamed the federal holiday Indigenous Peoples Day or another name to recognize and honor the Native Americans who were already living on the land when Columbus arrived. The event is a celebration of the Los Angeles County's decision to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. A student of Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory of North America holds incense during an event celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day in the Hollywood area on October 8, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.

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