There has been a movement shifting away from the annual celebration of Columbus Day in October. More and more cities are recognizing a new holiday on that same date – Indigenous Peoples Day – to recognize and respect the indigenous people who lived in the Americas before Columbus’s “discovery.”
Below are some of the over 50 cities & states from across the country that have adopted “Indigenous Peoples Day” as the holiday celebrated the second Monday of October.
City |
State |
Holiday |
| Alaska | Indigenous Peoples Day | |
| Phoenix | Arizona | Both |
| California | Both | |
| Berkley | California | Both |
| Los Angeles | California | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Sacramento | California | Considering Change |
| San Fernando | California | Both |
| Santa Cruz | California | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Boulder | Colorado | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Denver | Colorado | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Durango | Colorado | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Hartford | Connecticut | Considering Change |
| Atlanta | Georgia | Considering Change |
| Chicago | Illinois | Both |
| Moscow | Idaho | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Davenport | Iowa | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Lawrence | Kansas | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Bangor | Maine | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Belfast | Maine | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Orono | Maine | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Cambridge | Massachusetts | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Baltimore | Maryland | Considering Change |
| Alpena | Michigan | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Ann Arbor | Michigan | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Traverse City | Michigan | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Bemidji | Minnesota | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Grand Rapids | Minnesota | Both |
| Minneapolis | Minnesota | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Red Wing | Minnesota | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| St. Paul | Minnesota | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Missoula | Montana | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Lincoln | Nebraska | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Durham | New Hampshire | Both |
| Albuquerque | New Mexico | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Sandoval County | New Mexico | Both |
| Santa Fe | New Mexico | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Akron | New York | Both |
| Ithaca | New York | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Lewiston | New York | Both |
| Newstead | New York | Both |
| Tompkins County | New York | Both |
| Asheville | North Carolina | Both |
| Carrboro | North Carolina | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Fargo | North Dakota | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Oberlin | Ohio | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Anadarko | Oklahoma | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Norman | Oklahoma | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Tahlequah | Oklahoma | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Tulsa | Oklahoma | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Corvallis | Oregon | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Eugene | Oregon | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Multnomah County | Oregon | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Portland | Oregon | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| South Dakota | Indigenous Peoples Day | |
| Austin | Texas | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Bexar County | Texas | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Salt Lake City | Utah | Both |
| Charlottesville | Virginia | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Vermont | Indigenous Peoples Day | |
| Olympia | Washington | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Seattle | Washington | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Snohomish County | Washington | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Spokane | Washington | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Yakima | Washington | Indigenous Peoples Day |
| Madison | Wisconsin | Both |
