Indigenous Peoples Day, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 7th Oct. 2023. About 100 people demonstrated and marched through central Boston in support of renaming the United States National holiday of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. Credit: Chuck Nacke / Alamy Live News
Indigenous Peoples Day, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 7th Oct. 2023. About 100 people Native Americans and supporters gathered on the Boston Common then marched through central Boston in support of renaming Columbus Day, a United States National holiday on the 2cd Monday of October, to Indigenous Peoples Day. The holiday has been controversial since its inception in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the first celebrations calling itself Indigenous Peoples Day took place in Berkley, California in 1992. According to Raquel Halsey, Executive Director of the North American Indian Center of Boston, recognition of Indigenous People Day is necessary to bring awareness of the true history of Columbus. In 2021 Boston’s Mayor issued an executive order replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Photo shows Native American women leading the protest march up Park Street to the Massachusetts State house in Boston.
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Location: Park Street, Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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