{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog","author_name":"Beyond Pesticides","author_url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/author\/beyond-pesticides\/","title":"Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day Today - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VIO9309I8x\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day-today\/\">Celebrate Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day Today<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/10\/celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day-today\/embed\/#?secret=VIO9309I8x\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Celebrate Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day Today&#8221; &#8212; Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" data-secret=\"VIO9309I8x\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Five ideas for celebrating Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day 2020, National Museum of the Native American, Smithsonian (Beyond Pesticides, October 12, 2020) Fourteen states, the District of Columbia, 130 cities and towns, and numerous school districts across the country are officially honoring Indigenous People today. Many of the 14 states have officially changed the holiday\u2019s name from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day. (South Dakota uses the name Native Americans Day.) In some cases, states have added the recognition of Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day alongside Columbus Day. When New Mexico passed legislation last year changing \u201cColumbus Day\u201d to Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day, the Navajo Nation issued the following statement: \u201cIn 1937, the federal government declared Columbus Day as a holiday without input from Native Americans and without knowing the true history of Native Americans. For many years, Indigenous people have protested Columbus Day because it celebrates colonialism, oppression, and injustice inflicted on Indigenous peoples,\u201d said President Jonathan Nez. \u201cObserving Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day allows citizens to recognize our rich heritage and serves as a step toward healing and growth.\u201d As Good Housekeeping Magazine points out, \u201cThere are over\u00a0600 Native Nations in the United States, and 6.8 million Americans identify as Native American. That\u2019s about 2% [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IPD_2020_presenters_stripe_across_12_by_7.jpg"}