The city of Beloit has announced that Monday will be known as Indigenous Peoples day throughout the city.
Council Vice President Nancy Forbeck made the proclamation at a city council meeting last week, noting the city recognizes the fact that the city of Beloit is built upon the homelands of indigenous people and the city hopes to bring indigenous voices to the table.
Frobeck also said the city values the contributions made to the community made through indigenous people’s knowledge, labor, technology, and land conservation techniques that helped shape the land that the city would be built upon.
Council President Regina Dunkin said the proclamation would be passed along to the Ho Chunk nation.
