QUIZ: How much do you know about Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

Denver recently joined several cities across the country in choosing to recognize Columbus Day as Ingenious Peoples’ Day. Test your knowledge of the holiday and its history with our quiz:

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On Oct 4, 2016

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day was first celebrated in Berkeley, California

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day is held on the third Monday of October

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15 states have 100,000 or more American Indian or Alaska Native residents

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South Dakota was one of the first states to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day

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Denver was the first city in Colorado to officially recognize Indigenous People’s Day

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian opened on September 21, 2004 in Washington D.C.

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The term Mestizo means a person of combined Mexican and North American descent

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There are about 200 million indigenous people in the world

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