Indigenous Peoples' Day

Delaware Tribe citizen and descendant of Chief Tamanend urging Council to adopt Indigenous Peoples' Day and build bridges with tribal communities.

West Philadelphia resident supporting the resolution and urging permanent city holiday status, noting over 23,000 Indigenous residents and a 1,300-signature petition.

Choctaw and Cherokee descendant and IPD Philly board member who described growing up separated from her culture and urged permanent recognition.

Mother of Nick Elizalde, killed in the Roxborough High School shooting, who described changing the school's Indians mascot and urged making the day permanent by ordinance.

South Jersey resident representing Indigenous Peoples Day Philly, supporting the resolution for her son and for representation.

Point Breeze resident urging permanent Indigenous Peoples' Day holiday status as a step toward truth, respect, and healing.

Tenth-grade Indigenous student describing the annual Penn Treaty Park celebration and asking Council to keep the day recognized.

Delaware Tribe member raised on the Cherokee Nation reservation, noting the Commonwealth Court ruling placing the holiday decision with Council and urging passage.

Lakota board member of IPD Philly urging permanent recognition as a doorway to education and relationship with tribal nations.

Co-founder of IPD Philly presenting a 1,300-signature petition for a permanent ordinance re-establishing the holiday.