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Seattle celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day

For the first time, Seattle will designate the second Monday in October as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” On October 6th, the Seattle City Council unanimously adopted a resolution (No.31538) to rename the holiday observed nationally as Columbus Day, in order to celebrate the contributions and culture of Indigenous Peoples throughout the region.  This afternoon, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray met with tribal leaders as well as members of the city council to participate in a signing ceremony of the Indigenous Peoples Day resolution to declare the day. Seattle is not the first city to celebrate the holiday in this fashion. Today, 16 states...