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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution recognizing the second Monday in October 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2022 as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" in Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday that 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | their histories and cultures, and 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Indigenous Peoples' Day was first proposed in 1977 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | by a delegation of Native Nations to the United Nations 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | International Conference on Discrimination against Indigenous 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Populations in the Americas , and 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, while there is no federally recognized holiday, 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Indigenous Peoples' Day is celebrated across the United States 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | on the second Monday of October and is an official city and 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | state holiday in vario us localities, and 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, before colonization, indigenous peoples lived and 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | flourished in the Americas for thousands of years , and 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, the European colonization of North America led to 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | the deaths of millions of native people and the forced 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | assimilation of survivors, resulting in a loss of many native 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | cultures, and 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Florida recognizes and values the vast 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | contributions made to the state and nation by indigenous peoples 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | in science, philosophy, arts, and culture, and 24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 46 | 46 | | WHEREAS, Florida supports and encourages appropriate 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | ceremonies and activities to celebrate and promote awareness of 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | indigenous peoples, NOW, THEREFORE, 27 |
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| 50 | 50 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Florida: 30 |
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| 53 | 53 | | That the second Monday in October 2022 is recogni zed as 32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | "Indigenous Peoples' Day" in Florida. 33 |
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