Around 30 people gathered at San Antonio’s Piazza Italia on Saturday for the Texas Indigenous Council’s 24th annual Indigenous Dignity Day March.

Although organizers told the Current the event was smaller compared to last year’s, a strong energy pervaded for the downtown march on what some refer to “Columbus Day” weekend.

Former San Antonio poet laureate Nephtalí De León read an original piece titled “El 1492, Nombre Shuttup!” before the march got underway.

The trek began at Piazza Italia, snaking its way down North St. Mary’s Street and past the Majestic Theatre before pausing for a rally in front of the Alamo. The march then continued west before concluding at the Bexar County Courthouse.

In addition to supporters of the Texas Indigenous Council, protesters opposing the ongoing conflict in Gaza and representatives of the Bexar County Green Party were also in attendance.

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Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...