Canada has been recognizing a National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 since 1996, ... and in 1971 the government declared it a federal holiday to be celebrated the second Monday of each October.

In 2021, President Biden officially recognized Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Here's what to know.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day — is a chance to reflect on how the US has treated Indigenous people and fight for a better future.

Last year President Biden made Indigenous Peoples Day a federal holiday Columbus Day is still celebrated, although it's controversial and declining Native American experts see the holiday as an ...

Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated Monday. What started in 1977 as a day of respect at a conference on discrimination is now a national holiday.

This October 14th, Indigenous Peoples' Day will be celebrated in the USA. We explain what it is and why it is commemorated on the same day as Columbus Day.

Indigenous Peoples Day has been celebrated in the Bay Area since 1992, when Berkeley became the first city in the U.S. to officially celebrate the holiday. The day was intended to be in protest of ...

While not a federal holiday, Indigenous Peoples Day is observed by 17 states, including Washington, South Dakota and Maine, as well as Washington, DC, according to the Pew Research Center ...

That's what the day should be about," Mayor Bill de Blasio said. "For the first time ever, I am declaring that this is Indigenous Peoples' Day and I have a proclamation which will be arriving shortly.

As various Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations got underway across Chicago — including the Monday morning events at the Field Museum and activities at the Chicago Children’s Museum — more ...

While not a federal holiday, Indigenous Peoples Day is observed by 17 states, including Washington, South Dakota and Maine, as well as Washington, D.C., according to the Pew Research Center.