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