October 14th is Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Today we honor and celebrate Native people and commemorate their culture and history. The movement to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day has grown over the years as greater awareness and literature have shown Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of the Americas lead to destruction of Native life in the Caribbean and began European colonization of the western hemisphere. In 1990, South Dakota became the first state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day and many other states, including California, have since followed. The Sacramento History Museum recognizes that it sits on the unceded, ancestral homeland of the Nisenan people, in Nísem Péwinan territory. The Sacramento region is a gathering place for many Native groups including the Nisenan and Miwok and we extend our respect and gratitude to these peoples. This Museum has a responsibility to acknowledge the Indigenous peoples of these lands and their culture as well ...