HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-08-28 17-315 RESOLVECITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date; 08/28/2017
Item Now, 17-315
Responsible Dept: City Manager
Action Requested: Resolve
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Recognizing the Second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples' Day
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The purpose of this resolve is recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day
in Bangor. At its August 21 meeting, the Government Operations Committee was presented with a
resolve from representatives of the Penobscot Nation to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day
in Bangor. The Councilors, staff and residents of Bangor recognize that the Bangor Region,
comprises, in part the homelands of Indigenous Peoples including the four Tribes of the Wabanaki
(Peno)scot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac, aIiseet), their allies, and ancestors. Indigenous Peoples' Day
will provide an opportunity for our community to recognize and celebrate the Indigenous Peoples of
our region.
Committee Action
Committee: Government Operations Committee
Action: Recommend for passage
Staff Comments Approvals
City Manager
Introduced form. New Business
Meeting Date:
Far: 5
City Solicitor
08/21/2017
Ag ainst: 0
Finance Director
CITY OF BANGOR RESOLVE 08/28/2017 17%n315
Date: 08/28/20 17
Item No: 17-315
Assigned to Councilors. Nichols
Recognizing the Second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples` Day
WHEREAS, Columbus Day was made a Federal Holiday in 1937 to be celebrated on the second
Monday of October; and
WHEREAS,, the Bangor City Council has been asked to recognize the Indigenous People here prior to
and during the colonization begun by Christopher Columbus in the Western Hemisphere; and
WHEREAS, there is ample local evidence demonstrating this area has been inhabited for millennia,
long before Europeans began to settle in Bangor; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor recognizes that this area comprises in part the homelands of
Indigenous Peoples including the four Tribes of the Wabanak*1 (Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmacjr,
Maliseet), their allies, and ancestors; and
WHEREAS,, Indigenous Peoples' Day will provide an opportunity for our community to recognize and
celebrate the Indigenous Peoples of our region, in concert with similar celebrations elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor encourages schools, other educational i
other institutions to recognize and celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day,
Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Bangor that,,
nstitutions businesses, and
The second Monday of October shall be known in the City of Bangor as Indigenous Peoples' Day
IN CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 28, 2017
CR 17-315
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
PASSED
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