Indigenous Peoples' Day has been federally recognized through proclamation for the past three years. In 2023, President Joe Biden proclaimed the day to “honor perseverance and courage of ...

On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, we're taking a closer look at the ... and pledging investment in Indigenous communities. The proclamation lends the most significant boost yet to efforts to ...

As a result, many states and cities now celebrate Indigenous People's Day on the second Monday in October instead of Columbus ...

The Nevada Assembly on Tuesday passed Assembly Bill 144 that would officially recognize the second Monday in October as ...

On Wednesday afternoon, the Montana House voted 88-12 to advance Senate Bill 224, sponsored by Sen. Shane Morigeau ...

After numerous attempts in past legislative sessions, the proposal is close to heading to the governor, the farthest a bill ...

Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated across the country in October. Though it is not an official federal holiday, former President Joe Biden issued a proclamation recognizing the day in 2021.

The push to recognize the continent’s original cultures has finally cleared the Legislature after years of failed attempts ...

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 ...

Senate Bill 105 authorized the governor to annually issue a proclamation designating Aug. 9 as Indigenous Peoples Day in Nevada. Taylor Patterson, executive director of Native Voters Alliance Neva ...

Groups of Virginia education leaders want answers about why Indigenous Peoples’ Day was removed from state standards dictating what students should learn about American history since the state ...

At the federal level, Former President Joe Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day in 2021. In the past, lawmakers have expressed hesitancy over ...