,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #ad1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,torres of ,california 7for  
herself1 ,mr4 ,cole1 and ,ms4 ,davids of
 ,kansas7 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 #bjbe as ,indigenous ,peoples'
 ,day to celebrate and honor ,indigenous
 ,peoples and their shared history and  
culture4  ,whereas currently over #bjj  
municipalities and #ag ,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 stories   

and perseverance of the ,indigenous     
,people of lands that are now part of   
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 prior to 
,western contact1 ,indigenous ,peoples  
lived and flourished in the lands that  
are now part of the ,united ,states for 
thousands of years2 ,whereas the        
,western contact of the lands that are  
now part of the ,united ,states 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 the ,house of     
,representatives recognizes its         
responsibility to honor the history1    
traditions1 and cultural contributions  
of the ,indigenous ,peoples of the      
,united ,states2 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 as a ,federal
 holiday4