According to NPR Indigenous Peoples Day (IPD) was first proposed in 1977 at a
United Nations conference on discrimination against them but it wasn't until
1989 that South Dakota switch out Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples Day. Berkeley, CA was the first city to do so and
many states and cities have made the change even our own Columbus Ohio has done
so https://www.npr.org/2019/10/14/769083847/columbus-day-or-indigenous-peoples-day
The states listed below and the District of Columbia now
observe Native American or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, in place of or in addition
to Columbus Day. Most of them have followed the lead of their cities and
smaller communities:
▪ Alabama |
▪︎ Minnesota |
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2020/10/12/indigenous-peoples-day-updated2020/
Here is a website that lists the cities that celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. This includes our own Columbus, Ohio. https://indianyouth.org/cities-states-celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day/
As you notice Ohio is not one of the states, but Columbus, Ohio does celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. Because
of our history and the mounds, of which we are so proud, Marietta, Ohio should
provide the leadership in supporting the move by acknowledging Indigenous
Peoples Day.
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