City of Milwaukee - File #: 171304

• File #: 171304
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/19/2017
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/15/2019
• Title: Resolution proclaiming the second Monday in October of each year as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: ALD. LEWIS, ALD. JOHNSON, ALD. STAMPER, ALD. RAINEY, ALD. PEREZ, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. KOVAC
• Indexes: CELEBRATIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/25/2019	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/15/2019	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Ald. Hamilton and Ald. Kovac added as co-sponsors.	Pass	13:1
10/2/2019	0	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added; Minutes note: Ald. Perez
10/2/2019	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals present: Ald. Chantia Lewis Jennifer Bennet - Equal Rights Commissioner Paul Smith - from the Oneida Nation Antonio J. Backstetter - Bear Clan - Oneida Nation Ald. Johnson, Stamper and Rainey asked to be added as co-sponsors.	Pass	5:0
12/19/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
171304

Version
ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor
ALD. LEWIS, JOHNSON, STAMPER, RAINEY, PEREZ, HAMILTON AND KOVAC

Title
Resolution proclaiming the second Monday in October of each year as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Milwaukee.

Analysis
This resolution proclaims the second Monday in October of each year as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Milwaukee.

Body
Whereas, Indigenous Peoples’ Day was first proposed in 1977 by a delegation of Native Nations to the United Nations-sponsored International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas; and

Whereas, Several communities throughout the United States have recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day, including the City of Madison in 2005 and again in 2016, and Milwaukee County and Dane County in 2017; and

Whereas, Native Americans have existed in Wisconsin for more than 10,000 years and continue to play an important role in Wisconsin’s communities, culture, and economy; and

Whereas, Wisconsin is home to 11 Indigenous tribes and 86,000 Native Americans, and each tribe positively contributes to local and state economies, including the Chippewa, Menominee, and Potawatomi in Milwaukee; and

Whereas, Genocide, colonization, and years of discrimination and disparities have made life much more difficult for many Native Americans; and

Whereas, It is of critical importance to acknowledge the historical and cultural legacy of Indigenous peoples in Milwaukee and in Wisconsin, as well as the repression and injustice they have experienced since European contact; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee further wishes to affirm the vibrancy of the Native American community in Milwaukee and celebrates their contributions to our civic life; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the second Monday in October of each year shall be proclaimed as Indigenous People’s Day in the City of Milwaukee.

Requestor

Drafter
LRB170153
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