I'm as clueless about this long-running oversight as anyone. After all, on every August 1 since 2012 I've used my tiny spot in the blogosphere to promote the idea of celebrating something on this date to mark the otherwise barren month of August. But until earlier today the idea of a Native American Day did not occur to me.
In my meager defense, I can only offer the gaps in my education. And though I've tried to surmount some of those gaps in recent years - the subject of the 2023 post above - doing so will remain a work in progress for all the time left to me.
I've had fun dreaming up ideas for a national holiday on this date for fifteen years. National Book Day, National Gratitude Day, and last year's National Technology Turnoff Day are a few of my whimsical favorites from earlier iterations. Today's notion to mark August 1 as Native American Day is more earnest. I know I'm not alone in thinking an acknowledgment of this kind is long overdue. Join me.
Columbus Day is known as Indigenous Peoples' Day, Día de la Raza, and Native American Day in various regions. Nevertheless I share your sentiments.
ReplyDeleteInes; Although I was aware of Columbus Day also being celebrated as Indigenous People's Day, it didn't register as I was writing this post because I was aiming more for a day not "shared" with anyone else. Nevertheless, I was remiss in not mentioning what you pointed out, an omission I'm sure other readers will notice. Thanks for the comment and sharp eye.
DeleteInes (part 2); Decided your comment was pertinent enough that adding two concluding sentences to my first paragraph was appropriate. I can't recall ever before editing a blog post "after-the-fact" because of a comment made by anyone else, but I also can't say with certainty this is the first instance when I've done so, given how many posts I've published since March 2011. In any case, thanks again for helping me tighten up this particular post.
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