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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 21, 2021 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-405 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:City Council <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Resolution of the City of San Leandro City Council to Declare the Second <br />Monday of October as Indigenous People’s Day in Lieu of Columbus Day <br />The City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: <br />WHEREAS, Columbus Day is a Federal holiday, established by order of President Roosevelt in <br />1937, and is officially recognized by some cities and states around the country on the second Monday <br />of October each year; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Columbus Day does not currently provide an opportunity to reflect on the <br />colonization of North America by Europeans that led to the suppression, forced assimilation, and death <br />of many indigenous peoples; and <br />WHEREAS, prior to colonization, indigenous peoples lived and flourished in the Americas for <br />thousands of years; and <br />WHEREAS, Indigenous People’s Day was first proposed in 1977 by a delegation of Native <br />Nations to the United Nations International Conference on Discrimination against Indigenous <br />Populations in the Americas; and <br />WHEREAS, the Governor of California first proclaimed Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2019, as a <br />means of celebrating the indigenous peoples who call California home and who have survived and <br />thrived in the face of significant challenges that shaped California’s past, present, and future; and <br />WHEREAS, California is home to one of the largest and most diverse populations of Indigenous <br />peoples anywhere in the United States, including tribes located here in the San Francisco Bay Area; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro recognizes and values the vast contributions made to the <br />State of California and the United States by indigenous peoples’ knowledge, science, philosophy, arts, <br />and culture; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro is committed to fostering inclusivity, racial equity, and <br />justice for all people. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/19/2021 <br />514