In Mexico, too, indigenous consciousness appears to be gaining momentum, nearly a decade after the Zapatista uprising that first brought worldwide attention to the plight of Mexico’s native peoples.

Monday is becoming increasingly known as Indigenous Peoples' Day, a commemoration of Native American history and culture.. While the second Monday in October has historically been celebrated as ...

Native Land Digital, a Canadian nonprofit, offers resources for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn more about the land and its history. It hopes its map will be just a part of that journey.

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.

Reséndez, a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, estimates between 2.5 million and 5 million Indigenous people were enslaved from 1491 to 1900.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day advocates say the recognition helps correct a “whitewashed” American history that has glorified Europeans, such as Columbus, who have committed violence against Indigenous ...

However, some say mere observance of the day does not do enough, and point out that no American president has explicitly apologized for the country’s treatment of Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous Peoples' Day, which falls on the second Monday of October as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day, commemorates Native American history, culture and resilience.

Exiled from the American origin story, Indigenous peoples await the telling of a continental history that includes them. It was their garden homelands, after all, that birthed America.

Push for Indigenous Peoples Day comes on Italian American Heritage Day, Columbus Day 02:22. By Courtney Cole, WBZ-TV. BOSTON -- The second Monday of every October is one that is both celebratory ...

Indigenous people have often been erased from the country's historical record — a survey from the National Congress of American Indians found that 87% of state history standards don't mention ...

(CNN) — For centuries, the US celebrated Christopher Columbus as the intrepid explorer who discovered the Americas — a symbol of the American ideals of entrepreneurship and innovation.