All federal and state offices in Indiana will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14. Indy's City-County offices also will be closed for Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day. The United States Postal Service will be closed Columbus Day. No mail will be delivered.

Many Native Americans across the U.S. will come together for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face with a focus on the election

The city of Houston has been recognizing Indigenous Peoples' Day as an alternative to Columbus Day since 2020. The holiday, which falls on the second Monday of October, celebrates the history of Native and Indigenous people in many places across the United States,