Proclamation
the second Monday in October is an opportunity for everyone in the City of Manhattan Beach to celebrate and recognize the diversity of our community, especially the contributions and the enduring culture and traditions of all Native American and Indigenous People; and
celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a means to more accurately label and reclaim the historical events surrounding the colonization of the Americas and the subsequent 500 years of Indigenous resilience and resistance; and
we have a responsibility to recognize and remember that federal, state, and local policies have historically sought to assimilate and displace Native people and eradicate Native cultures; and
the City of Manhattan Beach stands today as a community full of love, respect, and gratitude for one another, for the land we called to protect, and for our future generations, that they may stand where we stand today, with clean air and water, and as a community united.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that I, David Lesser, Mayor of the City of Manhattan Beach, California, on behalf of the City Council and the residents of Manhattan Beach, do hereby proclaim October 13, 2025, as
National Indigenous Peoples’ Day
and encourages residents to immerse themselves in celebrations of Indigenous culture and history, and remember who called Manhattan Beach home first.
Dated this 7
th
day of October, 2025.
Whereas,
Whereas,
Whereas,
Whereas,
Mayor David Lesser
ATTEST:
City Clerk Liza Tamura