‘Erase Columbus Day’? Nevada bill would move Indigenous Peoples Day to October
A bill that would move the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day to the same date as Columbus Day was presented at the Nevada Legislature on Tuesday, adding to a slate of bills related to the state’s ...
Google Calendar removes default references for Pride Day, Black History Month
Also omitted is Indigenous Peoples Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to social media ...
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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 ...
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'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 ...
Growing up, these Indigenous creators didn't see themselves on kids' TV. So they made their own
Three Indigenous creators share how they’re reclaiming representation in children’s media, and why it's vital to pass down ...
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Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous Rights ‘a Matter of Justice’
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is hosting the meeting in order to strengthen IFAD’s partnership ...
New Zealanders celebrate national day amid debate over founding treaty
Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...
Bill would create alert system for missing Indigenous people
Two state lawmakers are trying to create a “Turquoise Alert” system in New Mexico for sending out statewide alerts when ...
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Their sacred land was a gift for their courage. Yet Maká people in Paraguay fight for its ownership
Given their courage during the war between Paraguay and Bolivia in the 1930s, the Maká people were given a piece of land that ...
Recognizing Indigenous rights in environmental data
Every day across the globe, environmental scientists are collecting approximately 274 terabytes of data, and that data is often collected or sampled from ecosystems that are stewarded by Indigenous ...
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'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.