Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the truth about the American soil we live on. Set on the second Monday of every October, the day serves as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day. It recognizes the ...

The second Monday of October has been a national holiday for close to a century, but this will be only the second year that Indigenous Peoples Day has held that designation. Last October, President ...

The events across the U.S. come two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day.

FILE - Hopi children dance in front of City Hall on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 2022, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on ...

FILE – Women drummers sing as they lead a march during an Indigenous Peoples Day event, Oct. 9, 2017, in Seattle. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience ...

WHY IS IT CALLED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY? Indigenous Peoples Day has been recognized for decades in different forms and under a variety of names to celebrate Native Americans’ history and culture and ...

FILE - Hopi children dance in front of City Hall on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 2022, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on ...

FILE - Hopi children dance in front of City Hall on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 2022, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on ...

(AP) - From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches. The events ...

FILE - Hopi children dance in front of City Hall on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 10, 2022, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on ...