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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5148 COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 5148 A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE SECOND MONDAY OF OCTOBER AS . PASSED: 8:0 REJECTED: OPPOSED: ABSENT: CONSIDERED: March 14, 2016 RESOLUTION NO. 5148 A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE SECOND MONDAY OF OCTOBER AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. The City Council of the City of Eugene recognizes that the Indigenous peoples of the lands that would later become known as the Americas have lived on these lands since time immemorial. B. The City Council honors the fact that the City of Eugene is built upon the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya peoples and recognizes the inherent sovereignty of the nine federally recognized tribal nations in the State of Oregon and all Indigenous peoples everywhere. C. The City Council values the many contributions made to our community through osophy, arts and the deep cultural contribution that has substantially shaped the character of the City of Eugene. D. The City of Eugene has a responsibility to oppose the systematic racism towards Indigenous people in the United States, which perpetuates high rates of poverty and income inequality, exacerbating disproportionate health, education, and social crises. E. Nations to the United Nations sponsored International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas. F. The City of Eugene is committed to protecting and advocating for justice, human rights, and the dignity of all people who live and work in Eugene, and supports the principles in by the United States on December 16, 2010. G. T diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately measures, in consultation and cooperation with the Indigenous peoples concerned, to combat prejudice and eliminate discrimination and to promote tolerance, understanding and good relations H. The City of Eugene understands colonization not as an historic event but as an ongoing structure predicated on the elimination of Indigenous life and land, and contends that the the colonization and dispossession of Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas. Resolution - Page 1 of 2