MINNEAPOLIS – The day typically reserved for Columbus Day may soon be celebrated under a different name in Minneapolis after the city council and the city’s mayor approved a resolution.
KMSP FOX 9 in Minneapolis reports that the second Monday in October would be recognized as Indigenous Peoples Day.
The idea of Indigenous People’s Day was first proposed in the 70s by a delegation of Native nations at a United Nations sponsored conference. That proposal has been adopted in various cities.
FOX 9 reports that Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges said: “This act recognizes and celebrates the native people who still live on this land and will foster stronger relationships moving forward. I am grateful to the community for organizing to make this a reality and am honored to sign this resolution, something I promised last summer I would.”
