Indigenous Peoples Day celebrates the history and culture of Native peoples.

It also shows the problems they still face.

Former President Joe Biden marked the day in 2021.

Since then, more states and cities have recognized it.

Many have stopped honoring the explorer Christopher Columbus.

The day is usually on the second Monday in October.

That is the same day as Columbus Day.

Columbus Day is a federal holiday.

It was made to honor Italian Americans.

It also honors Columbus's 1492 sighting of the Americas.

Biden said the day honors America's first people.

He also said it honors the Tribal Nations that are strong today.

In recent years, people have held protests on this day.

They have protested against statues of Columbus.

They have asked for environmental justice.

Others have asked for Indigenous lands to be given back.

Some want people to know about missing and murdered Indigenous women.

President Donald Trump has said he will not recognize Indigenous Peoples Day along with Columbus Day.

Indigenous Peoples Day is not a federal holiday.

Some states and Washington, D.C., have holidays for Indigenous people.

Some of these are on the second Monday in October.

The day is often joined with Columbus Day.

Or it takes the place of Columbus Day.

Many cities and school systems observe it too.

Biden said federal policies had long tried to change Native people.

He said they tried to move them and erase their cultures.

He praised Indigenous strength and their impact on American society.