Boulder Creates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The new holiday will be celebrated on Columbus Day, annually.
Late Tuesday, Boulder became the 14th community in the nation to create Indigenous Peoples’ Day to as a day of recognition of the sacrifices of Native Americans.
The Boulder Daily Camera reported, Boulder City Council voted unanimously to create the day, which will be celebrated on Oct 2 of every year, the same date as Columbus Day.
Jerilyn DeCoteau, a tribal lawyer said “The resolution is more than a counter-celebration to Columbus Day. It’s about more than promoting Native American culture…the resolution starts to lay a path forward
Colorado was the first state in the country to declare Columbus Day a state holiday in 1906. The date would later become a national holiday in 1937.
As part of the resolution, the city will also rename Settlers Park to a yet undetermined name.
— from Staff and Wire Reports
