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PHOTOS: Indigenous Peoples' Day March and Celebration

KUOW | By Megan Farmer

Published October 9, 2017 at 1:25 PM AKDT

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A large group marches toward Seattle City Hall during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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Frieda Eide, an Alaskan native of the Tlingit Tribe, stands as speeches are made before the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Westlake Park in Seattle. 'It means we're still here and I'm proud,' Eide said.

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Frieda Eide, of the Tlingit Tribe, stands as speeches are made before the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Westlake Park in Seattle. "It means we're still here and I'm proud," Eide said.

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Women march toward Seattle City Hall during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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Raven Healing, a member of the Haudenosaunee Tribe, stands as speeches are made during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Westlake Park in Seattle.

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Raven Healing, a Haudenosaunee woman, stands as speeches are made during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Westlake Park in Seattle.

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People march from Westlake Park to Seattle City Hall during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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Paul Johnson, center, marches during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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Tayna Dowers paints dots to symbolize a rite of passage on Nani Commodore, 16, during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Westlake Park in Seattle.

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People raise their fists in the air as they march from Westlake Park to Seattle City Hall during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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A necklace worn by Mariana Harvey, of Yakama Nation, depicts a plateau woman during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Westlake Park in Seattle.

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A necklace worn by Mariana Harvey, of the Yakama Nation, depicts a plateau woman during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Westlake Park in Seattle.

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Marianna Harvey of Yakama Nation stands during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, at Westlake Park in Seattle.

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Jennifer Feuntes, of the Apache Tribe, sings during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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A large group marches toward Seattle City Hall during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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Selena Kearney of the Chehalis Tribe drums during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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People fill Seattle City Hall during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march and celebration on Monday, October 9, 2017, on 5th Ave., in Seattle.

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Nikk Dakota of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe walks into the Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration at Daybreak Star Cultural Center on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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Nikk Dakota, center, of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe dances as people surround him during the Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration at Daybreak Star Cultural Center on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Seattle.

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Seattle celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday with a march from Westlake Park to Seattle City Hall.

"It means we're still here and I'm proud," said Frieda Eide, an Alaskan native and member of the Tlingit Tribe. "I'd like to see more involvement with other communities joining together and acknowledging whose land we're on."