Mankato celebrates first Indigenous Peoples Day
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - In 2016, the Minnesota legislature passed a bill recognizing October 9th as Indigenous Peoples Day. 2023 marks the 5th year...
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - In 2016, the Minnesota legislature passed a bill recognizing October 9th as Indigenous Peoples Day. 2023 marks the 5th year since the city of Mankato adopted the resolution marking the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples' Day. 'Probably they our people were the first Patriots of Minnesota that they fought for their homelands here.' In Mankato, Veterans for Peace hosted a ceremony at Reconciliation Park along with a Dakota scholar. 'As veterans. And these Dakota Warriors were veterans of a war, too.