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What is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history

Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches. Events across the U.S. come four years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day. An increasing number of states and cities have also recognized it — pivoting from a day long rooted in the celebration of explorer Christopher Columbus to one focused on the people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE “This day is about reclaiming histories,” said Kyle Mays, an associate professor of American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los...


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