Indigenous Peoples Day celebrates Native history and culture.

It also shows the problems Native people still face.

Joe Biden was president in 2021.

He marked the day officially.

Since then, more states and cities have joined.

Many stopped honoring the explorer Christopher Columbus.

The day is usually the second Monday in October.

That is the same day as Columbus Day.

Columbus Day is a federal holiday.

It honors Italian Americans and Columbus.

He saw the Americas in 1492.

Biden said the day honors America's first people.

He also honored Tribal Nations today.

In recent years, people have protested on this day.

They protest against memorials to Columbus.

They want environmental justice.

Others want Indigenous lands back.

Some want people to know about missing Indigenous women.

President Donald Trump said he will not recognize the day.

He will not pair it with Columbus Day.

Indigenous Peoples Day is not a federal holiday.

Some states honor Indigenous people.

Washington, D.C. does too.

Some of these days fall on the second Monday in October.

The day often pairs with Columbus Day.

Or it replaces Columbus Day.

Many cities and schools observe it too.

Biden said federal policies tried to change Native people.

The policies tried to move them and erase their cultures.

He praised Indigenous strength.

He praised their impact on America.