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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-09-24 ProclamationPROCLAIMING THE SECOND MONDAY IN OCTOBER AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY INSTEAD OF COLUMBUS DAY Now, Therefore, 1, Benjamin A. Sprague, Mayor of the City of Bangor, do hereby proclaim that the second Monday in October of each year shall be Indigenous Peoples' Day., ml A-A.t Given this the 24th day of September, 2018. Benjamin A. Sprague, Mayor second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day,- and WHEREAS, the Bangor City Council heeds said advice and desires to recognize the Indigenous People as 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 Wabanaki (Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac, 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 institutions,, businesses, and other institutions to recognize and celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day. Now, Therefore, 1, Benjamin A. Sprague, Mayor of the City of Bangor, do hereby proclaim that the second Monday in October of each year shall be Indigenous Peoples' Day., ml A-A.t Given this the 24th day of September, 2018. Benjamin A. Sprague, Mayor