Indigenous Peoples Day Columbus Day 2024. Indigenous peoples’ day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to columbus day — is a chance to reflect on how the us has treated indigenous people and fight for a better future. Indigenous peoples' day is a holiday in the united states that celebrates and honors native american peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures.

Indigenous peoples’ day advocates say the recognition helps correct a whitewashed american history that has glorified europeans like italian explorer christopher columbus who have. In honor of canada’s national indigenous peoples day and as part of cummins’ objective to create positive and meaningful relations with indigenous businesses and communities in the region, cummins is proud to announce it is now at the “committed” level of the canadian council for aboriginal business (ccab) progressive aboriginal.