HomeMy Public PortalAbout23-09-26 Proclamation: Indigenous Peoples DayWatertown City Council
Administration Building
149 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-972-6470
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS: President Biden has proclaimed the second Monday of October as Indigenous
Peoples Day in October, 2021; and
WHEREAS: Watertown is located on the lands of the Pequossette band of the
Massachusett people who were the first inhabitants and caretakers of this land; and
WHEREAS: These Indigenous Peoples have called this place home since time
immemorial; and
WHEREAS: The many contributions to our communities through Indigenous Peoples
knowledge, labor, technology, science, philosophy, culture, and arts have substantially
shaped the character of Watertown; and
WHEREAS: Many who live, study, and work in Watertown are settlers, immigrants, or
descendants of those who originally occupied this land or were forcefully brought to this
land;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Watertown hereby proclaims
October 9, 2023 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, and encourages all community members
to join in its observance
IN WITNESS HEREOF,
I have hereunto set our hand and
Caused the Great Seal of the
City of Watertown to be affixed
On this 26th day qj September 2023
Mark S. Sideris, City Council President