Nevada bill proposes to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day

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 complaints that it would overlap with Columbus Day
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 "correct day," the second Monday in October. Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a proclamation designating Aug.
'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 Columbus committed, this year, supporters of the bill largely spoke of unity.
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
'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.
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 a slate of bills aiming to effect the state’s Native American communities.
‘Erase Columbus Day’? Nevada may move Indigenous Peoples Day
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 Native American communities.

Indigenous, Missing

How these red ribbon skirts honour the memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Every year, volunteers gather ahead of the Women's Memorial March in Vancouver to sew 100 red ribbon skirts. Each one is gifted to a family who has lost a loved one to the MMIWG crisis.
Brock University5h
Brock marks Red Dress Day with reflection and unity
Red dresses, heavy hearts and hopeful voices filled Brock University’s halls as students, faculty, staff and community ...
Repatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it’s human rights − an archaeologist describes the day that lesson hit home
As an archaeologist, you picture yourself traveling to some remote location, digging into the ground, and returning to a lab ...
National Catholic Register4d
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 ...