Is Columbus Day a federal holiday? What about Indigenous Peoples' Day? Here's what to know
One California city plays a unique role in the history of Indigenous Peoples' Day. But where and when did it all begin, and ...
It's almost Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Here's what's closed in Indiana
Most Indiana classrooms will be closed on Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day, including Indianapolis Public Schools, ...
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City of Spokane prepares to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
SPOKANE, Wash. – The City of Spokane will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 14. As is the case with all municipally ...
Accept our king, our god − or else: The senseless ‘requirement’ Spanish colonizers used to justify their bloodshed in the Americas
The Requerimiento, a 16th-century document, sheds light on the deeper ideas and laws that the Spanish used to take over the ...
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Columbus Day-Indigenous Peoples’ Day Fast Facts
Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Before it became a legal federal holiday in 1971, many states celebrated Columbus Day on October 12. It marks Christopher Columbus’ first ...
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What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous peoples
Under the Biden-Harris administration, tribes got more of a say in Congress and tons more funding. A Trump-Vance win could ...
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Students find ways to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the annual holiday celebrated on the second Monday in October, honors, remembers and reflects on the ...
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A museum visit in Oklahoma City showed me how America’s treatment of Indigenous Peoples still haunts us today: Justice B. Hill
A visit to the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City opened columnist Justice B. Hill's eyes to America's continued mistreatment of Native Americans, the enduring impact of historical injustices and ...
Centuries ago, the Maya storm god Huracán taught that when we damage nature, we damage ourselves
Huracán was once a god of the K’iche’, one of the Maya peoples who today live in the southern highlands of Guatemala. He was ...
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New law requires California schools to teach about historical mistreatment of Native Americans
For Johnny Hernandez Jr., vice chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in Southern California, it was difficult as ...
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Self-identifying Indigenous group got $74M in federal cash, Inuit leader wants change
As millions in federal funding flow into a Labrador group whose claims of Inuit identity have been rejected by Indigenous ...