Native Americans celebrate their histories and cultures on Indigenous Peoples Day
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Aimee Phair of the Lummi Nation drums during a celebratory march for Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Performers from the Native American Hoop Dance of Ballet Arizona smile as they walk to the stage prior to dancing at an Indigenous Peoples' Day festival Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Performers from the Native American Hoop Dance of Ballet Arizona dance at an Indigenous Peoples' Day festival Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Chaz Salazar performs a song about the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly at an Indigenous Peoples Day festival, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)A dancer from Aanchich'x Kwann, a Tlingit dance group, performs during the Indigenous Peoples Day celebration Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)A Native American dancer participates in a powwow in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday Oct. 9, 2023. The state of New Mexico, home to 23 federally recognized Native American communities, replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day through legislation in 2019. A new powwow was launched this year in Santa Fe, where dance groups converged from across New Mexico and beyond. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)James Edwards, of the Pawnee Nation, emcees a powwow in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday Oct. 9, 2023. The state of New Mexico, home to 23 federally recognized Native American communities, replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day through legislation in 2019. A new powwow was launched this year in Santa Fe, where Native American dancing groups converged from across the state and beyond. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)Dancers from an Indigenous dance group from Anchorage's Bartlett High School perform during the Indigenous Peoples Day celebration Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)Vanessa Gloria, left, and Maggie Cooper, right, both of the Duwamish Tribe, hold out their arms during remarks from Duwamish councilwoman Desiree Fagan before a celebratory march for Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)A performer from the Native American Hoop Dance of Ballet Arizona dances at an Indigenous Peoples' Day festival Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)T.O. Mumsigo performs at an Indigenous Peoples' Day festival Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Khalako Lloyd, 2, of the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes, beats on a drum while traveling on father Julius Lloyd's shoulders during a celebratory march for Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Gina Ondola poses for a photo ahead of the start of the Indigenous People's Day Celebration in Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 8, 2023. Ondola, a Dena'ina Athabascan from Anchorage, displays gloves with red and white beadwork, representing her family's colors. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)People wearing traditional Aztec dance clothing walk through an Indigenous Peoples' Day festival, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)A child member of Aanchich'x Kwann, a Tlingit dance group, performs during the Indigenous Peoples Day celebration Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)In this photo provided by Randi Oyan, people gather on Indigenous Peoples Day Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Rapid City, S.D., to honor the dozens of Native American children who died at the former Rapid City Indian School. Attendees marched from Sioux Park to a gravesite where schoolchildren are buried. The school opened in the late 1800s and closed in 1933. (Randi Oyan via AP)
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Aimee Phair of the Lummi Nation drums during a celebratory march for Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)