Indigenous Peoples’ Day Article

What is the Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday?

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday in the United States that honors the Indigenous peoples of the United States—American Indians, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians—and celebrates the diversity of Indigenous peoples and their contributions to American history and culture. It is also a day intended for people to reflect on the historical mistreatment of these peoples and to recognize their rights and sovereignty. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October.