American Indian and Indigenous Studies

The Indigenous People’s Day (IPD) Task Force and the City of Gainesville invite you to honor the first peoples of this land. A proclamation will be read and a permanent marker unveiled recognizing the indigenous inhabitants of Florida. The Potano, Timucua, and their ancestors lived and established villages and towns through north-central Florida. Gainesville is the only municipality in Florida to no longer recognize Columbus Day, an official change accepted three years ago.