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Recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day in the City of Saint Paul.
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Whereas,?we recognize?that?the City of?Saint Paul is on Dakota land and is known to Dakota people by the name Imnížaska, which means White Bluffs;?and
Whereas, we acknowledge and honor the significant Dakota sites in Saint Paul, including the sacred burial mounds at Indian Mounds Regional?Park, Waka??Tipi cave at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary and historic Kap’osia?village, which was in and around Pig’s Eye Regional Park; and
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Whereas, the?recognition?of Indigenous Peoples Day was first proposed in 1977 by a delegation of Native nations to the United Nations-sponsored International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas; and
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Whereas, to reveal a more accurate historical record of the United States of America, representatives from 120 Indigenous nations at the First Continental Conference on 500 years of Indian Resistance, unanimously passed a resolution in 1977 to transform Columbus Day into an occasion to recognize the contributions of Indigenous Peoples; and
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Whereas, the City of Saint Paul?supports the American Indian community, honors its culture and traditions and its many contributions, and has recognized Indigenous Peoples Day since 2015; and
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Whereas, this year’s Indigenous Peoples Day activities in Saint Paul include a land honoring event to launch?Waka??Tipi Center, a Dakota-led project in the heart of Dakota homelands, that, in partnership with the City of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department, is creating a cultural center at the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary to help interpret this sacred site; and
Whereas, Lower Phalen Creek Project is collaborating with the City of Saint Paul on the planning, design and construction of the Wakan Tipi Center, which will honor the significance of the Wakan Tipi Cave as a Dakota sacred site, provide authentic Dakota interpretation of the culture and histor...
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