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California proclaims Oct. 12, 2026, Indigenous Peoples' Day
Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, declaring that day Indigenous Peoples' Day in California — the eighth consecutive year the state has marked the observance.
The California governor's office on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, released a proclamation declaring October 12, 2026, as Indigenous Peoples' Day in the State of California.
Eighth year. The proclamation says this is the eighth consecutive year California has marked Indigenous Peoples' Day. It honors Indigenous peoples whose cultures and lifeways originated in the lands and waters now called California, and Indigenous peoples from elsewhere who now call the state home.
What the proclamation highlights. It notes California's large and diverse Indigenous population and points to state work on land return, co-management and restoring Indigenous sciences to lands and waters. The formal clause proclaims the day and is attested by the Secretary of State.
Where to read it. The press office emailed the full text on Oct. 12, 2026. Check the governor's newsroom for the posted version when it appears online.
Governor's newsroom: https://www.gov.ca.gov/newsroom/. Office of the Governor: https://www.gov.ca.gov/.
Original source: Office of the Governor of California press release, "Governor Newsom proclaims Indigenous Peoples' Day," Oct. 12, 2026, emailed to the Notice Nearby publisher inbox from GovPressOffice@gov.ca.gov. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261012-CAIPD · Office of the Governor of California.
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