Nevada lawmaker moves to put Indigenous Peoples' Day on Columbus Day

Tribal community members urge Nevada lawmakers to move Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Tribal community members voiced their support to move the date on which Indigenous Peoples’ Day is observed in Nevada during a Tuesday morning bill hearing. Indigenous Peoples’ Day acknowledges the culture, history, and contributions of Native communities. Existing state law requires the governor to proclaim Indigenous Peoples’ Day on August 9. That’s been the case since 2017. In 2021, former President Joe Biden commemorated Indigenous Peoples’ …

‘Erase Columbus Day’? Nevada bill would move Indigenous Peoples Day to October

A bill to move the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day to the same day as Columbus Day was presented at the Nevada Legislature on Tuesday.

Nevada lawmaker moves to put Indigenous Peoples' Day on Columbus Day

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — If you Google it, Indigenous Peoples' Day is Oct. 13, 2025. Well, that's awkward. Nevada law says it falls on Aug. 9, but Democratic Assem. Shea Backus is trying to change that with Assembly Bill 144 (AB144), which would set the observation on the second Monday in October. It's not merely that Nevada law doesn't follow nationwide observance of the day. Backus, who represents District 37 in the northwest Las Vegas valley, found…