Indigenous Peoples Day offers a reminder of Native American history − including the scalping they endured at the hands of Colonists

The first encounters between European settlers and Native Americans are captured on a wood engraving in this 1888 image. DigitalVision VectorsFor the third year, the United States will officially observe Columbus Day alongside Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 9, 2023. In 2021, the Biden administration declared the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. I am a scholar of Colonial-Indigenous relations and think that officially recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day – and, more broadly, Nati