CLOSED FOR✨INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY✨

CLOSED FOR✨INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY✨

October 11, 2025|, , , ,
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Traditional background design with Shapes and greetings typography in the center.

The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma is closed Monday, October 13, 2025 to celebrate!

Facts about Indigenous Peoples’ Day

United States

  • A counter-celebration: The idea of replacing Columbus Day was first proposed by Indigenous delegates at a 1977 United Nations conference in Geneva to counter the false narrative that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas.
  • Official recognition: While the US government still recognizes Columbus Day as a federal holiday, President Joe Biden issued the first presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2021.
  • State-level variation: The decision to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day is left to states and municipalities. As of 2023, 23 states and over 195 cities had replaced or renamed Columbus Day to honor Indigenous peoples.
  • First state to recognize: South Dakota was the first state to officially recognize the day, beginning with Native American Day in 1990.
  • First city to recognize: Berkeley, California, was the first city to adopt Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 1992 as a protest of the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ arrival.