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File #: 74105    Version: 1 Name: Affirming and Celebrating Monday, October 10, 2022, as Indigenous Peoples' Day
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/5/2022 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: 10/11/2022 Final action: 10/11/2022
Enactment date: 10/17/2022 Enactment #: RES-22-00669
Title: Affirming and Celebrating Monday, October 10, 2022, as Indigenous Peoples' Day
Sponsors: Nasra Wehelie, Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Syed Abbas, Brian Benford, Juliana R. Bennett, Sheri Carter, Nikki Conklin, Jael Currie, Tag Evers, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Grant Foster, Keith Furman, Barbara Harrington-McKinney, Patrick W. Heck, Charles Myadze, Erik Paulson, Matthew J. Phair, Bill Tishler, Michael E. Verveer, Regina M. Vidaver

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 Affirming and Celebrating Monday, October 10, 2022, as Indigenous Peoples' Day

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WHEREAS, Indigenous Peoples' Day was first proposed in 1977 by a delegation of Native Nations to the United Nations International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas; and,

 

WHEREAS, Indigenous Peoples' Day began in commemoration of five hundred years of survival and renewal of Indigenous Nations in the face of genocide, colonization, political, religious, and cultural repression; and,

 

WHEREAS, the City of Madison recognizes that the Indigenous peoples of this hemisphere have lived on these lands since time immemorial, and the City recognizes the fact that Madison is built upon the homelands of the Indigenous people of this region; and,

 

WHEREAS, Indigenous culture was disrupted and destroyed in Madison, as in all parts of this hemisphere, and yet Indigenous people survive, and continue to resist against current injustices and oppression; and,

 

WHEREAS, the City of Madison will continue to support Indigenous Nations’ struggles for social and environmental justice, religious freedom, tribal sovereignty and equity; and,

 

WHEREAS, the City of Madison honors our country’s Indigenous roots and history, and seeks with this celebration to bring greater understanding to the people of Madison regarding Indigenous cultures and the enormous contributions they have made and continue to make to our nation and to the City of Madison;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby affirm and celebrate Monday, October 10, 2022, as Indigenous Peoples' Day.​