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Native Americans and First Nations people join in on a drum circle Oct. 8, 2018, during an Indigenous Peoples Day blessing and rally in Seattle. Elaine Thompson, Associated Press ...
Montgomery County began recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day annually on the second Monday of October, historically associated with Columbus Day. Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 marked the first Indigenous ...
In 2019, then-Gov. Ralph Northam proclaimed the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day. Since then, the state has observed the holiday along with Columbus Day, ...
The city Department of Education’s (DOE) academic calendar includes some two-dozen days off between the first day of school ...
For indigenous people, everything from the word “America” to the insulting ways native symbols are used is a reminder of how those of European ancestry nearly killed a culture—and still ...
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow dropped in on the annual conference of Park People, a national non-profit that advocates for urban ...
Oct. 15 will now be Varian Fry Day, commemorating the Connecticut journalist who helped rescue thousands during WWII.
Rough Draft is pleased to provide the latest school calendars to help parents know when holidays and other events are scheduled. Here is the 2025-2026 Atlanta Public Schools (APS) calendar so that you ...
Felisha Anoa’i, the class instructor and owner of Suataute Dance Group, breaks the ice by having each person introduce ...