(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carl Moore, chairperson for Peaceful Advocates for Native Dialogue and Organizing Support, listens as the Salt Lake City Council unanimously votes in favor of making the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples Day during their regular Council Meeting in Salt Lake City Tuesday October 3, 2017. The Utah League of Native American Voters has worked with Council member Charlie Luke (District 6) to bring this resolution to a vote. If successful, Salt Lake City will join 26 other cities across the country in adopting Indigenous Peoples Day. Replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day is an important step towards historical truth and cultural reconciliation in this country.
Alastair Lee Bitsóí is Diné from the Navajo Nation and is the Southern Utah reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune.