In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Newell Street in Silver Spring will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday. The street space will allow community members to gather and celebrate the holiday.
🍂Come out & play on Newell Street in Silver Spring🍂
Newell Street will be closed to traffic in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day. The street will be blocked to cars from 7am to 7pm on Monday, Oct. 10. The street space will allow for community gatherings for the holiday. pic.twitter.com/jGO3J046kO
— MCDOT (@MCDOTNow) October 6, 2022
In October 2020, Montgomery County joined 70 other jurisdictions in celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday of October—which was historically known as Columbus Day.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes that Natives were the first inhabitants of the Americas and honors the many indigenous communities in the United States today.
