Residents across Chicago are set to attend the 70th Columbus Day Parade as well as several events scheduled for Indigenous Peoples Day.
Assembly will begin on Upper Wacker Drive near Wabash Avenue at 9 a.m.Upper Wacker Drive from Wabash Avenue to Franklin StreetVan Buren to Congress ParkwayAdditionally, Chicago residents and people across the country will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, as a push to replace Columbus Day continues.
Last year, on the second Monday in October, President Joe Biden issued a presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day, providing the biggest boost yet to efforts trying to refocus the federal holiday.In Chicago, local leaders will be joining Native American leaders for a ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
Chicago has the third-largest Indigenous population in the U.S., with more than 70,000 Native Americans representing over 175 tribes.that I have read and agree
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