{"id":27043,"date":"2023-10-06T16:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/06\/what-is-indigenous-peoples-day-is-it-a-federal-holiday\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:59:43","slug":"what-is-indigenous-peoples-day-is-it-a-federal-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/what-is-indigenous-peoples-day-is-it-a-federal-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Indigenous Peoples Day? Is it a federal holiday?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The events across the U.S. come two years after <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-business-native-americans-treaties-government-and-politics-1117a5c10f9cb7da1f03247bd7d1ed56\">President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day<\/a>. An increasing number of states and cities have also recognized it \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/career-management\/2023\/09\/26\/is-columbus-day-a-federal-holiday-for-government-workers\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21177737005600.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Is Columbus Day a federal holiday for government workers?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">At least 12 states and many cities have formally designated the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis day is about reclaiming histories,\u201d said Kyle Mays, an associate professor of American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. \u201cIt\u2019s acknowledging the history of dispossession and violence against Indigenous people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a look at why it\u2019s called <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-business-native-americans-treaties-government-and-politics-1117a5c10f9cb7da1f03247bd7d1ed56\">Indigenous Peoples Day,<\/a> the history behind it and how people celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is it called Indigenous Peoples Day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-lifestyle-holidays-columbus-day-a1ad30d52ad7ff80aa8e7621e2f9a425\">Indigenous Peoples Day<\/a> has been recognized for decades in different forms and under a variety of names to celebrate Native Americans\u2019 history and culture and to recognize the challenges they continue to face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day. He said in a statement that the day is meant to \u201chonor America\u2019s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is typically observed on the second Monday in October, the same day as Columbus Day, a federal holiday established decades ago to recognize Columbus\u2019 sighting in 1492 of what came to be known as the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1988\" height=\"1448\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21177737005600.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21177737005600.jpg.jpg 1988w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21177737005600.jpg.jpg?resize=300,219 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21177737005600.jpg.jpg?resize=768,559 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21177737005600.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,746 1024w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21177737005600.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1119 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1988px) 100vw, 1988px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Oct. 14, 1996 file photo, a model of the &#8220;Santa Maria,&#8221; one of Christopher Columbus&#8217; three ships, is pulled up New York&#8217;s Fifth Avenue in front of St. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral during the 56th Columbus Day Parade. Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1968, endorsed by Congress and President Lyndon Johnson as a tribute to immigrants and as a \u201cdeclaration of willingness to face with confidence the imponderables of unknown tomorrows,\u201d according to a Senate report at the time. But over the past 40 years, as Columbus&#8217; image has shifted from the \u201cdiscoverer of America\u201d to that of a racist and imperialist, some cities and states have either changed the holiday&#8217;s name or used the day to honor others. (AP Photo\/Marty Lederhandler, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cColumbus was a lost explorer who stumbled into this part of the world and brought famine, colonization, the deaths of millions of Indigenous peoples,\u201d said Nick Tilsen, president and CEO of the NDN Collective, an Indigenous-led advocacy group. \u201cFor this country to celebrate that history is absolutely disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Indigenous Peoples Day a federal holiday?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although it is not a federal holiday, 17 states \u2014 including Washington, South Dakota and Maine \u2014 as well as Washington, D.C., have holidays honoring Native Americans, some of which are on the second Monday in October, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/05\/working-on-columbus-day-or-indigenous-peoples-day-it-depends-on-where-your-job-is\/#:~:text=It's%20one%20of%2011%20official,and%20there's%20no%20mail%20delivery.\">Pew Research Center<\/a>. Indigenous Peoples Day is typically paired with Columbus Day or replaces the federal holiday altogether. Dozens of cities and school systems observe Indigenous Peoples Day as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Anchorage and Phoenix became two of the latest municipalities to officially designate Indigenous Peoples Day a holiday. And on Monday, several U.S. lawmakers announced they had <a href=\"https:\/\/bonamici.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/reps-torres-bonamici-davids-delbene-and-sens-heinrich-lujan-lead-bicameral\">reintroduced legislation<\/a> meant to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day as a federal holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the significance of Indigenous Peoples Day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its significance for Native Americans has more to do with the fact that it\u2019s the day the U.S. has celebrated Columbus, explained Cliff Matias, cultural director for the New York-based Redhawk Indigenous Arts Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe celebrate our survival of Columbus and all that he brought,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matias, whose Indigenous Nations are Taino and Kichwa, said a more suitable day to honor Native people would be the \u201csummer solstice, which is a powerful day for Indigenous people all over the world. It might be some sort of day that we recognize generally correlating with our connection to the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278701116915.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278701116915.jpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278701116915.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278701116915.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278701116915.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278701116915.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278701116915.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; Tobin Waller, of Salem, Ore., a member of the Ojibwe tribe, dances to drummers pounding a beat as Oregon celebrates its first-ever Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 11, 2021, in Salem, Ore. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, through ceremonies, dances and speeches. The events across the United States will come two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day. (AP Photo\/Andrew Selsky, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, Tilsen said celebrating on this day is powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day in place of Columbus Day, it shows a victory for Indigenous people,\u201d he said. \u201cIt represents how we won\u2019t be erased, how we still stand in our power, no matter what they did to try to kill us off and steal our land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do people celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indigenous Peoples Day is meant to recognize the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/religion-native-americans-south-dakota-762797ee44f94d06e2f7776599bef374\">painful history<\/a> Indigenous people have faced and to celebrate their communities, said Tilsen, who is Oglala Lakota. But it is also \u201ca day of protest and resistance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day is often marked by protests against memorials to Columbus, for <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tribal-climate-camp-30ebca225c27ed807c1e2e670b24eb8e\">environmental justice<\/a>, for the return of Indigenous lands and in honor of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/native-american-missing-murdered-women-mmiw-b3b7b4a999170bf7f9b837538f7a93b0\">missing and murdered Indigenous women<\/a>. Tilsen said he often participates in protests a day before celebrating with Native food, performances, art, music and traditional ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognition of the day itself follows organizing by Indigenous peoples since the 1970s, said Mays, who is Black and Saginaw Anishinaabe. Activists say the effort to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day has been resisted by people who view Columbus as a representative of Italian-American history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tilsen said the issue \u201cis not an either-or.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cItalian-Americans have made so many contributions to America, and that should be celebrated,\u201d he said. \u201cBut not like this. There is so much more in Italian-American history that should be celebrated instead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are some of the events taking place this year?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As many as 3,000 people are expected to travel to Alcatraz Island early Monday morning to mark its occupation by Native Americans for 19 months, beginning in 1969, in what is often described as the \u201coriginal land back movement,\u201d said Morning Star Gali, California tribal liaison for the International Indian Treaty Council, which organized the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt really is a celebration of our resilience and our resistance and it\u2019s an effort of reclaiming the visibility of Native peoples, especially for California,\u201d said Gali, a member of the Ajumawi band of the Pit River Tribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event has taken place for more than 45 years and will include a sunrise prayer, traditional dance groups and Indigenous speakers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In New York City, Native people, including tribal chiefs, will gather throughout the long weekend at Randall\u2019s Island Park. The ninth annual gathering, a collaboration of 14 Indigenous organizations and area tribes in the New York City metropolitan region, will include prayers and the honoring of the original inhabitants of the city, explained Matias, founder of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will also be events across Phoenix, including one organized by the Heard Museum called \u201cGrowing for the Future,\u201d which will celebrate Indigenous culture with music, film screenings and fry bread. And in Michigan, an Indigenous Peoples Day event at Mid Michigan College is expected to feature leaders from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and the state\u2019s lieutenant governor, and is meant to facilitate collaboration between Native people and the broader community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For people wanting to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, Tilsen said they should look out for community events and learn more about the Indigenous communities in their areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is typically observed on the second Monday in October, the same day as Columbus Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":79048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":9,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[54,11,31,15,58,9,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[5803,5807],"class_list":["post-27043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-benefits","category-fedlife","category-home","category-management","category-lifestyle","category-federal-oversight","category-pay-benefits"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"7SV66VTDKVGJNOSTV4Q2ECXJ7A","arc_canonical_url":"\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/what-is-indigenous-peoples-day-is-it-a-federal-holiday\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is Indigenous Peoples Day? 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