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Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day 2022: What’s closed?

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Indigenous Peoples Day honors and recognizes, while providing the opportunity to remember a more accurate history. The day was first proposed in 1977 by Indigenous peoples at a UN conference. South Dakota was the first state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in 1989 and officially celebrated it the next year.

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The Hill

Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day 2022: What’s closed?

(WHNT) — Monday is Columbus Day, and while some businesses and services are paused for the day, it’s business as usual for others. Columbus Day in the United States is meant to honor the legacy of the man credited with discovering the New World, though many are switching to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day, a holiday meant to…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Chicago Sun Times

Replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, Illinois coalition urges

“We want to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Not share. Replace,” said Les Begay, co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples Day Coalition of Illinois.

2 years ago·Chicago, United States

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WISH-TV

Indianapolis Eiteljorg museum spotlights Indigenous Peoples' Day

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -- Many Hoosiers are putting a spotlight on Indigenous Peoples' Day. Today, on the calendar, is known as both Columbus Day and, more passionately for many, Indigenous Peoples' Day. On Monday, a group got together at the Eiteljorg

2 years ago·Indianapolis, United States

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Language is culture.

Along with free will, inner peace, and love, language is pivotal in Native American value systems.

2 years ago

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NBC Connecticut

Indigenous Peoples' Day at Mystic Seaport Museum

Visitors at the Mystic Seaport Museum learned about Indigenous culture Monday, connecting through cooking. To celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the museum held a series of events to help people learn more about local Indigenous history and culture. “The museum is committed to integrating Indigenous history, and modern-day stories, in our programming on a regular basis,” said Sophia Matsas, a spokesperson...

2 years ago

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