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Indigenous Peoples' Day
Indigenous Peoples' Day
The League of Women Voters celebrates Native Americans on Indigenous Peoples' Day on the second Monday of October.
See the interesting information in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian:
website
The museum explains why celebrating Indigenous People's Day is a better choice than venerating Columbus:
website
The museum has a "Giving Thanks" series with true information for teaching about the first Thanksgiving
website
Also, there is a wealth of information from the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and National Archives about our Native American heritage
website
Finally, see the Colorado information with resources for educators
here
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