Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Today we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day throughout Indian Country. On Octboer 12, 1992, Berkeley, California became the first city in the United States to celebrate Indigneous Peoples’ Day. The Native American activists said it was time to counter the mythical story that Christopher Columbus “discovered” the New World.
Since then, over 200 local municipalities, 17 states, and the District of Columbus celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
To find out what Indigenous Peoples’ Day event may be happening close to where you are, read our article:
Here is What’s Happening Across Indian Country on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Here are some of the articles you may have missed this past weekend:
No, Not All Navajos Look Alike: Trump-Aligned PAC Confuses Photos of Jonathan Nez and Myron Lizer
A political ad targeting former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez mistakenly used a photo of his former vice president, Myron Lizer.
Never Going Back PAC, a Trump-aligned political action committee, released an attack ad Friday targeting Nez, the Democratic candidate for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District. Nez served as Navajo Nation president from 2019 to 2023, with Lizer as the Navajo Nation’s vice president.
For voters in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, the distinction matters: Nez and Lizer are separate individuals with different political affiliations, despite their shared history in Navajo Nation government.
El-Sayed Brings Senate Campaign to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, Emphasizes Tribal Sovereignty
ISABELLA INDIAN RESERVATION, Mich. — Fresh off a contentious debate with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, brought his campaign to Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College on Friday to reach Native American voters.
Joining El-Sayed on the campaign trail were former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who has been mentioned in national media as a possible presidential candidate in 2028.
The event centered on El-Sayed’s campaign for the open U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Sen. Gary Peters. El-Sayed discussed his race against Rogers and his efforts to build solidarity with Michigan’s Native communities around health care, tribal sovereignty, environmental protection and economic dignity.
While campaigning, El-Sayed said he often finds himself in the back of an SUV, but one campaign stop has stood out to him: his visit to the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Powwow Kicks Off Reopening of “Anishinaabek: The People of This Place” Exhibit at GRPM
The Grand Rapids Public Museum was buzzing with energy Saturday evening as hundreds of Michigan tribal citizens and allies gathered for a powwow celebrating the reopening of Anishinaabek: The People of This Place, a completely renovated exhibit. The powwow kicked off the exhibit’s highly anticipated reopening, filling all three floors of the museum with celebration and community.
“This may be the most significant thing the museum has ever done,” Dale Robertson, president and CEO of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, told Native News Online during the powwow. “I have been told that some of the technology we used in the exhibit is the only place in the world where it is being used.”
“Anishinaabek: The People of This Place ‘continues that spirit and dedication of the original exhibit with updated technology and enhanced storytelling,” the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Anishinaabe Curator Katrina Furman (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians) said. “Once again the Grand Rapids Public Museum collaborated with the Anishinnaabek community to create a space that is welcoming, engaging, and honest.”
