Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 12 Oct. 2024. March for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. About 100 mostly Native American (indigenous people) gathered at the Boston Common in central Boston and marched through the center of the city in support of Indigenous Peoples’s Day replacing the national holiday called Columbus Day on the second Monday of October every year. Credit: Chuck Nacke / Alamy Live News
Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 12 Oct. 2024. March for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. About 100 mostly Native American (indigenous people) gathered at the Boston Common in central Boston and marched through the center of the city in support of Indigenous Peoples’s Day replacing the national holiday called Columbus Day, the second Monday of October every year. Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1972 under President Nixon and by the early 1990’s cities, universities and states began celebrating the holiday as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In 2021 President Joe Biden became the first President to commemorate the holiday, also in 2021, former Boston Mayor Kim Janey signed an executive order making every second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples’ Day. As of 2024 Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated in 12 states and Washington, , but it is still not a national holiday. A 20-year-old Native American university student holds a large sign with LAND BACK written on it during the march through the park. Established in 1634, the Boston Common is the oldest public park in America. In 1675, the Indian Imprisonment and Exclusion Act, passed by the Massachusetts Court, banned indigenous people from entering the city of Boston. The Exclusion Act, not enforced in modern times, was not formally repealed in the state until 2004.
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