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Indigenous Peoples Day sweeps St. Paul City Council vote
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Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1937, under the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. Italian lobbyists in America at the time wanted to honor...
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Minneapolis Recognizes Indigenous Peoples Day
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Marking a milestone in tribal
relations, the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously on April 25
to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day on the second...
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Political Matters: Indigenous Peoples Day in Minneapolis
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"In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety Two,
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
But everything else in the childhood
rhyme,
Ignores the historic details and
genocide."
—...
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Indigenous Peoples Day Set for Minneapolis Vote
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Columbus Day in Minneapolis may soon be
celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day if a coalition of advocates,
city leaders and organizations can...
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Goodbye, Columbus? Here’s what Indigenous Peoples’ Day means to Natives
By Emma Bownman/NPR News
This year marks the first time a U.S. president has officially recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to...
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Native Americans celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Laura Yuen/MPR
From protests to parades, Native Americans on October 8th celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day – a reclaiming of a holiday once dedicated to...
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Indigenous Peoples Protest at D12 Day of Action in Paris, France
When the official UN climate negotiations took place in December in Paris, France, thousands of people took to the streets of Paris to protest....
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Sioux Chef wins Julia Child Award, opens new Indigenous food lab
By Lee Egerstrom
Sean Sherman, the well-known Native American chef, author and culinary entrepreneur active in promoting Indigenous foods, is receiving another prestigious award –...
Opinion
America’s real longest war was against Indigenous Americans
By Michael Meuers
From the Left (Lawrence O’Donnell of MSNBC) to Right (Wall Street Journal) Agree Today; The global war on terror isn’t ending, nor...
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Families, advocates mark day of awareness for Native victims
By AP
From Washington to Indigenous communities across the American Southwest, top government officials, family members and advocates gathered May 5 as part of a...