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This Day in Minnesota History

October 10, 2016

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Governor Mark Dayton issues a proclamation declaring this date to be the first state-wide Indigenous Peoples' Day, celebrated in place of Columbus Day. Grand Rapids, Minneapolis, and Minnesota State University, Mankato, had adopted the holiday in 2014.

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First published: October 12, 2018
Last modified: October 10, 2023