2021/08/25 Council Agenda Packet

0 EVERETT WASH I NGTON RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION of the City of Everett proclaiming the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples' Day WHEREAS, 1. Columbus Day is observed as a federal holiday, established by order of President Roosevelt in 1937, and is officially recognized by some cities and states around the country on the second Monday of October, although it is not an official City of Everett holiday; and 2. Columbus Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the colonization of North America by Europeans and the development over the past 500-plus years of a unique, diverse, and complex civilization unlike that of other parts of the world; and 3. The celebration of Columbus Day represents only a part of the history of this country's and region's cultural evolution; and 4. Other cities and states around the nation, including such regional jurisdictions as Lynnwood, Seattle, Bainbridge Island, Spokane and Yakima, have acted to proclaim the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day; and 5. Indigenous Peoples' Day was first proposed in 1977 by a delegation of Native Americans to the United Nations sponsored International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas; and 6. Indigenous Peoples' Day provides an opportunity to recognize the Coast Salish Peoples, who have inhabited the Puget Sound region for thousands of years, encompassing the shorelands and uplands of Everett, using the area to harvest salmon, shellfish and land -based resources; and 7. The City of Everett lies on the historic land of the Snohomish people and their successors the Tulalip Tribes, they have lived on these lands and others since time immemorial; and 8. Indigenous Peoples of the Puget Sound region enjoy and exhibit a rich, diverse culture and enduring spirit that continues to be present and celebrated to this day in Everett and throughout the region; and