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Home My WebLink About101220 Indigenous Peoples' DayArmondoPavoneMayorProctamationWfiereas,ColumbusDayisobservedasafederalholiday,establishedbyorderofPresidentRooseveltin1937andprovidesanopportunitytoreflectonthecolonizationofNorthAmericabyEuropeans;and‘14)fiereas,theEuropeancolonizationofNorthAmericaalsoledtothesuppression,forcedassimilation,andgenocideofIndigenousPeoplesandtheircultures;and‘Wfiereas,IndigenousPeoplesofthePugetSoundregionenjoyedandexhibitedarich,diversecultureandenduringspiritthatcontinuestobecelebratedtothisdayinRentonandthroughouttheregion;andWfiereas,theCityofRentonvaluesthehistoricandcontemporarycontributionsmadetothiscommunitybyallourregion’spastandpresentIndigenousPeoples;and‘T4lfiereas,IndigenousPeoples’Daywasfirstproposedin1977byadelegationofNativeNationstotheUnitedNationssponsoredInternationalConferenceonDiscriminationAgainstIndigenousPopulationsintheAmericas;and14)fiereas,in2011,theAffiliatedTribesofNorthwestIndians,representing59tribes,passedResolution#11-57:SupporttoChangeColumbusDaytoIndigenousPeoples’Day;and‘Whereas,recognizingIndigenousPeoplesonthesecondMondayofOctoberwouldhelpprovideamorebalancedrepresentationofourregion’sculturalhistoryandconstituteasmallactofrestitutionforthehardshipsenduredbyIndigenousPeoplessincetheonsetofEuropeancolonizationoftheAmericas;andWfiereas,theCityofRentoncelebratesdiversity,equity,andinclusion,andiscommittedtopromotingrespectfor,andunderstandingof,theregion’sindigenouscommunity,theirlonghistory,andtheircontinuingcontributiontocontemporarysociety;Wow,therefore,I,ArmondoPavone,MayoroftheCityofRenton,doherebyproclaimOctober12,2020,tobeInéiqenousPeoptes’ayintheCityofRenton,andIencourageallmembersofthecommunitytojoinmeinthisspecialobservation.InwitnesswhereofIhavehereuntosetmyhandandcausedthesealoftheCityofRentontobeaffixedthis12thdayofOctober,2020.Armone,MayorCityofRenton,WashingtonRentonCityHall,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.ren’