Indigenous Peoples Day: Celebration, Protest and Reclaiming History
A federal proclamation in 2021 and growing local recognition honor Indigenous resilience while acknowledging dispossession and violence tied to colonialism.
Native Americans celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience with ceremonies, dances and speeches.
Former President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day in 2021. An increasing number of states and cities have also recognized it — pivoting from a day long rooted in the celebration of explorer Christopher Columbus to one focused on the people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.