October 3, 2016

TO:

Mayor and Members of City Council

FROM:

Harry Black, City Manager

SUBJECT:

Indigenous Peoples Day Presentation

Attached is the Indigenous Peoples Day presentation for Human Services, Youth & Arts Committee
Meeting.

Indigenous Peoples Day

Proposal
Human Services, Youth & Arts Committee Meeting

About this Initiative

The Process
Indigenous organizations have
contacted CHRC in the past requesting
city recognized proclamations to
recognize indigenous peoples. In the fall
2015 the Cincinnati Human Relations
Commission extended an invitation to the
public to converse about the interest in
adopting Indigenous Peoples Day as a
recognized holiday by Monday in October
of 2016.

I.

Internal Ideation

II. Intentional Outreach

III. Assemble Discuss and Determine
Relevance
IV. Ongoing Research and Organizing
V. Draft mutually agreed upon language
VI. Present and Adopt

Indigenous People
In Ohio

Historic Tribes in the Cincinnati

region include: Mingo Shawnee
Ottawa Delaware Miami
Wyandotte

Cincinnati is home to various

sacred indigenous sites including
the Story Mound which is located in
Sayler Park (Ohio Encyclopedia)

General Anthony Waynes

campaign of 1792 through 1794
against the American Indians
ended forty years of war and border
raids in the Ohio valley. In August
of 1795, General Wayne and the
American Indians signed the
Greene Ville Treaty thereby the
American Indians gave up about
two-thirds of the present area of
Ohio. (Ohio Historical Society)

Source: Ohio Historical Society

History of Indigenous Peoples Day

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, held in Geneva, which passed that resolution.
The movement to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day in the U.S. started
in California in 1992.
A strong factor in seeking acknowledgement of Indigenous Peoples Day
is to educate the public on the mass genocide of the indigenous
people in the Americas, celebrate the historic and contemporary
contributions.
Ipdpowwow.org

Indigenous Peoples Day in Cincinnati

Cincinnati would be the first city in Ohio to formally adopt Indigenous
Peoples Day
Follow a trend of cities and institutions adopting Indigenous Peoples Day
and other parallel names (Native American Day/First Nations etc.) Most
recent examples include University of North Alabama Sept. 2016,
Spokane Washington, August 2016
An opportunity to encourage local businesses, organizations, and public
institutions to consider recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day.

Supporters of
Indigenous
Peoples Day

By signing this letter, I am adding my name

and my voice in support of the establishment
of Indigenous Peoples Day on the second
Monday in October in the city of Cincinnati. I
believe that it is vital to not only recognize the
First Nations of the land that is now known as
Ohio, but to come together in unity to build for
future generations.
The establishment of Indigenous Peoples Day
provides a unique and much-needed
opportunity to promote healing and unity in
our communities. We must acknowledge past
wrongs in the systematic genocide and
oppression of the First Nations of these lands
at the same time that we work together to
forge a future together in the spirit of equality
and justice

Thank You