US EditionBill to establish Indigenous Peoples Day clears final key vote at Montana Legislature
- The Montana House advanced Senate Bill 224 on Wednesday, which establishes Indigenous Peoples Day.
- Legislators previously proposed bills to create this holiday in the 2019 session.
- The bill also renames the February state holiday to "Presidents Day" and keeps Columbus Day.
- Representative Running Wolf quoted that the day has changed to recognize everyone.
- The bill awaits a final House vote before going to Governor Gianforte for consideration.
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Montana Free Press
After a decade of failed attempts, bill establishing Indigenous Peoples Day poised to become law
Walking up to the podium during a March committee hearing, Marsha Small told Montana state lawmakers, “I feel like I’ve been here forever.”Small, the co-founder of Indigenous Peoples Day Montana, and others have testified in support of establishing the state holiday for the last 10 years, to no avail. This year, though, will likely make history, as a bill establishing Indigenous Peoples Day cleared the state Legislature on Thursday and is poised…
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Fairfield Sun Times'Pride in our past': Montana House approves Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The push to recognize the continent’s original cultures has finally cleared the Legislature after years of failed attempts.
Montana Standard
Bill to establish Indigenous Peoples Day clears final key vote at Montana Legislature
After numerous attempts in past legislative sessions, the proposal is close to heading to the governor, the farthest a bill to establish the holiday has made it in recent years.
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