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Tribes support bill to change Indigenous Peoples Day date in Nevada
A proposed Nevada Assembly bill would move the state’s Indigenous Peoples Day to the second Monday in October, despite some ...
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NV lawmaker proposes new date for Indigenous Peoples Day
Nevada's only sitting Indigenous legislator has introduced a bill to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day on what she calls the ...
Missoulian8d
'Respect our existence': Lawmakers hear bill to establish Indigenous Peoples Day in MT
Where past discussions on similar legislation focused on Native American history and culture and the atrocities Christopher ...
Janesville Gazette2d
Nevada bill proposes to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day in October
A bill aimed to move the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day to the same date as Columbus Day was presented at the Legislature on Tuesday, adding to ...
Opinion
VICTOR JOECKS: The problem with Indigenous Peoples Day
Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World should be celebrated, not replaced. On Tuesday, Assemblywoman Shea Backus, D-Las Vegas, presented on Assembly Bill 144. It would establish the second ...
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Nevada lawmaker moves to put Indigenous Peoples Day on Colombus Day
Nevada law says Indigenous Peoples Day falls on Aug. 9, but a lawmaker is trying to change that with AB144, which would set the observation on the second Monday in October — the same day as ...
The Daily Tar Heel9d
Carolina Indian Circle celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day
The beat of a drum and the melody of Native American songs flowed through the Pit on Monday evening as the Carolina Indian Circle celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day. The CIC hosted the celebration in ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle7d
'Respect our existence': Lawmakers hear bill to establish Indigenous Peoples Day in Montana
While 17 states and dozens of cities recognize Indigenous Peoples Day, Montana — home to 12 tribes and seven reservations — is not among them. Sen. Shane Morigeau, D-Missoula, on Wednesday ...
Oscar-nominated documentary exposes horrifying truths about Indigenous residential schools in Canada
The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at an Indian residential school in Canada in 2021 was just the catalyst for ...