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Remarks

Speaker Menin Recognizes Indigenous Peoples Day

New York City Council · Oct 8, 2026 · starts 0:22:53 · 26 sec

She acknowledges the upcoming Indigenous Peoples Day, the history of the Lenape people, and the nearly 200,000 indigenous people living in NYC.

Julie Menin

On Monday, we will also celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day.

Julie Menin

We acknowledge our city's rich past, including the history of the Lenape people, who are thought to have migrated here about 3,000 years ago.

Julie Menin

Today, there are almost 200,000 indigenous people living in New York City, the largest single concentration of Native people in the country, and we will continue to uplift these communities.