,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #aa1       
#bjai,mrs4 ,torres of ,california 7for  
herself1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,young1    
,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 and ,ms4       
,mc,collum7 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 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 ,whereas 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 official
 designation of ,indigenous ,peoples    
,day4