Native American Day

Native American Day:

The Native American Day is a special day for the native American tribes. People of the United States celebrate this special day on the Second Monday in October.

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Why Native American Day? 

Mostly the people of California and South Dakota celebrate this particular day, and the other states of the country simultaneously celebrate Indigenous People’s Day on the same date.

There is a history behind this day that gives you enough reasons to celebrate Native American Day. The native Americans are mainly the indigenous tribal people of North America. From Alaska to Cherokees of the southeastern woodlands, the native tribes are everywhere and their own cultures, languages, and traditions. The Native American Day and Indigenous People’s Day both honor the ancient tribes of Northern America. Therefore it can be an excellent reason for celebrating this special day.

To any country, the tribal people hold the country’s old tradition, culture, and languages. In America, these tribal people are the ones living there before Columbus put his step here. The white people had come to America after Columbus. They do not have enough knowledge regarding the tide and true cultures of the country. The tribes’ successors are still holding the traditional languages and cultures and passing them to the next generation.

In recent days, you must have heard that the white people tortured the black people in The United States of America. People have come up with protest rallies and strikes to prevent this torture. That is why, to respect and honor the American tribes, people must celebrate this day by dressing in America’s traditional dress or eating traditional food, or arrange some cultural program in the evening.

You can also celebrate this day by educating the local people and your neighbors about the country’s actual traditions. Every citizen of America needs to learn the origin of the country and its original cultures. Therefore, you can arrange a seminar or workshop at your place to share information with the people. That is a perfect reason to celebrate this special day.

How Can We Observe Native American Day:

As it is one of the most critical days in the country, It is always essential to celebrate the day based on the tribal cultures. Here are some of the things that you can do to observe this particular day.

• It is the day to dedicate the native Americans. Therefore you can celebrate this day by cooking one of the traditional foods of America. You can search on the internet for recipes. You will find hundreds of different traditional recipes in other blogs and YouTube videos. Choose any one of them if you are very good at cooking. Otherwise, try to choose the easiest one and cook the food for you and your family members according to the recipe’s instructions.

Watching the videos of the traditional food recipes is the best option to learn. It will show you every moment during the cooking process and help you understand the instructions prominently. So without wasting any time, start cooking and make a delicious trifle recipe for your family.

• You can plan to wear native American dresses on this day. When you are shopping or enjoying dinner with your friends, you can ask all your friends to dress tribal outfits. At your office, you can arrange for a costume competition based on the tribal theme. Those who do not participate in the contest can ask them to come to the office in a tribal outfit.

These events will give you some refreshments and honor the Native Americans as well. At your office, there might be so many national colleagues working with you. Hence, this kind of celebration will help them feel better and honored.

• Thirdly, you can organize a seminar or an awareness program, predicate people about this day and the history behind this. It would be best if you planned for it 1 to 2 weeks earlier. Choose a prime location in your locality. Invite every person in the surroundings and some special guests who will give the lecture on the topic.

Along with the awareness program, you can also attach a tribal cultural program. This will entertain the people and attract attention to come and attend the program. Contact one of the reputed persons in your state or our country who is actively associated with this matter. You can invite someone who is fighting for the existence of the native tribes. They have in-depth knowledge about this day, and their lectures will give a lot of information that people generally don’t know.

Apart from that, there are so many other processes also to celebrate this particular day. People all over the country observe this day as a holiday to honor the traditional tribals. Don’t Forget to post Your Celebrations Using this hashtag #NativeAmericanDay On Social media!

History of Native American Day:

Previously this day was celebrated as Columbus Day tribute to his contributions to the country. But in 1989, the legislature of South Dakota passed legislation. Governor George s Mickelson proposed legislation to proclaim the year 1990 as the reconciliation between the white people and native Americans. The South Dakota legislature has also changed the name of the day from Columbus Day to Native American day.

Before Columbus to Northern America, the people who were living there the actual native Americans. There are thousands of the successes of those tribal people traded throughout the country. To respect those people as the oldest inhabitants of the land, people love to celebrate Native American Day. Sometimes it has become fun for them also. Dressing in a tribal outfit will give you a different look, and most people enjoy that.

Therefore, this is all about the reasons and history of the Native American day. You can follow the steps which are mentioned above and celebrate this particular day according to your planning, ideas, and thinking. It is essential to support and stand beside the native tribes of The United States of America.