Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which celebrates and honors Indigenous peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. Churches and communities across the country mark this day with festivals, presentations, museum exhibits and more.
To mark the day, you can:
- Check out the ELCA’s 2024 Indigenous Peoples’ Day event list to see if there is an activity in your area that you can attend. If you are unable to attend an event this year, start thinking about how you can participate next year—the commemoration falls on Oct. 13, 2025.
- Visit the Truth & Healing Movement calendar and plan to participate in future activities.
- Learn more about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Indian boarding schools and land acknowledgments. Resources can be found here.
- Review the “A Declaration of the ELCA to American Indian and Alaska Native People” and see how you can work toward justice and reconciliation with Indigenous people.
- View the ELCA’s documentary “Native Nations.”
- Learn more about Indigenous people by reading a book written by and about Indigenous people. For suggestions, visit the Native Reads online bookstore.
