Sunrise gatherings, dances and speeches mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day
Native Americans are celebrating their histories and cultures with events across the country marking Indigenous Peoples Day. The ceremonies, dances and speeches come two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day. In Minnesota, about 150 people, including the governor and lieutenant governor, attended a sunrise prayer and ceremony at a lake on the south side of Minneapolis. In Augusta, Maine, several hundred people rallied outside the statehouse in support of a Nov. 7 statewide vote that would restore language about the state's obligations to Native Ame...