,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aahi  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,october #i1    
#bjbj,mrs4 ,torres of ,california 7for  
herself1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,ms4
 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1   
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4   
,takano1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 
,mr4 ,stanton1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mrs4      
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4     
,huffman1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,garcia of 
,texas1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1  
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4 ,kendra ,s4
 ,horn of ,oklahoma1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1    
,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4        
,raskin1 and ,mr4 ,crdenas7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
support for the designation of the      
second ,monday in ,october #bjbj as     
,indigenous ,peoples' ,day to celebrate 
and honor ,indigenous ,peoples and their
 shared history and culture4  ,whereas  
,indigenous ,peoples' ,day was first    

proposed in #aigg1 by a delegation of   
,native ,nations to the ,united ,nations
 ,international ,conference on          
,discrimination against ,indigenous     
,populations in the ,americas2 ,whereas 
currently over #ej municipalities and   
#aj ,states celebrate ,indigenous       
,peoples' ,day on the second ,monday of 
,october2 ,whereas ,columbus ,day is a  
,federal holiday1 established by order  
of ,president ,roosevelt in #aicg1 and  
is officially recognized by some cities 
and ,states around the country on the   
second ,monday of ,october2 ,whereas    
,columbus ,day does not currently       
provide an opportunity to reflect on the
 colonization of ,north ,america by     
,europeans2 ,whereas1 prior to          
colonization1 ,indigenous ,peoples lived
 and flourished in the ,americas for    
thousands of years2 ,whereas the        
,european colonization of ,north        
,america led to the suppression1 forced 
assimilation1 and genocide of           
,indigenous ,peoples and their cultures2

 ,whereas the ,house of ,representatives
 recognizes and values the vast         
contributions made to the ,united       
,states by ,indigenous ,peoples'        
knowledge1 science1 philosophy1 arts1   
and culture2 ,whereas it is the         
responsibility of the ,house of         
,representatives to foster inclusivity1 
racial equity1 and justice for all      
people and oppose systemic practices    
that perpetuate oppression2 ,whereas the
 ,house of ,representatives recognizes  
its responsibility to honor the         
,nation's indigenous roots1 history1    
traditions1 and cultural contributions2 
and ,whereas the second ,monday in      
,october would be an appropriate date to
 designate as ,indigenous ,peoples'     
,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the  
,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 honors
 and recognizes the unique contributions
 ,indigenous ,peoples have made to the  
,united ,states of ,america2  7#b7      
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,indigenous ,peoples'

 ,day with appropriate ceremonies and   
activities that celebrate and promote   
awareness of ,indigenous ,peoples and   
their shared history and culture2 and   
7#c7 supports the designation of        
,indigenous ,peoples' ,day to replace   
,columbus ,day as a ,federal holiday4