Indigenous Peoples' Day in Portland, Oregon

The holiday Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated annually in the American city of Portland, Oregon. Portland City Council unanimously passed a declaration designating the holiday in 2015. The resolution recognizes the "contributions of Native Americans in the Portland area", according to the Associated Press, and "celebrate[s] the Native people who have called this place home for centuries", according to The Oregonian. Portland and Corvallis were the first two cities in Oregon to recognize the holiday. The Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage occurred in Portland in 2020.

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