City Council votes on a permanent resolution to declare Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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The GazetteOctober 21, 2020 | updated 6 years ago
From the left, Kaya Bohay, Alyssa Bravo and Shilyla Kerwin, 10, who are members of the indigenous community, march in celebration through downtown Colorado Springs after the City Council voted Oct. 13 on a permanent resolution to declare Indigenous Peoples’ Day the second Monday of every October. The permanent resolution passed with a 9-0 vote. Members of the local indigenous community and supporters gathered outside City Hall for the resolution and afterward took a celebratory walk to the 66-foot-tall mural “Take Back The Power” at Tejon Street and Pikes Peak Avenue.Chancey Bush/ The Gazette (Chancey Bush/The Gazette)
From the left, Kaya Bohay, Alyssa Bravo and Shilyla Kerwin, 10, who are members of the indigenous community, march in celebration through downtown Colorado Springs after the City Council voted Oct. 13 on a permanent resolution to declare Indigenous Peoples’ Day the second Monday of every October. The permanent resolution passed with a 9-0 vote. Members of the local indigenous community and supporters gathered outside City Hall for the resolution and afterward took a celebratory walk to the 66-foot-tall mural “Take Back The Power” at Tejon Street and Pikes Peak Avenue.Chancey Bush/ The Gazette (Chancey Bush/The Gazette)
