{"id":33653,"date":"2021-11-11T07:15:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/about-native-american-heritage-month\/"},"modified":"2021-11-11T07:15:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T12:15:13","slug":"about-native-american-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/about-native-american-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"About Native American Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The following information is provided by the Library of Congress website. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose.<\/p>\n

One of the very proponents of an American Indian Day was Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian, who was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. He persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside a day for the \u201cFirst Americans\u201d and for three years they adopted such a day. In 1915, the annual Congress of the American Indian Association meeting in Lawrence, Kans., formally approved a plan concerning American Indian Day. It directed its president, Rev. Sherman Coolidge, an Arapahoe, to call upon the country to observe such a day. Coolidge issued a proclamation on Sept. 28, 1915, which declared the second Saturday of each May as an American Indian Day and contained the first formal appeal for recognition of Indians as citizens.<\/p>\n

The year before this proclamation was issued, Red Fox James, a Blackfoot Indian, rode horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor Indians. On December 14, 1915, he presented the endorsements of 24 state governments at the White House. There is no record, however, of such a national day being proclaimed.<\/p>\n

The first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor of New York. Several states celebrate the fourth Friday in September. In Illinois, for example, legislators enacted such a day in 1919. Presently, several states have designated Columbus Day as Native American Day, but it continues to be a day we observe without any recognition as a national legal holiday.<\/p>\n

In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 \u201cNational American Indian Heritage Month.\u201d Similar proclamations, under variants on the name (including \u201cNative American Heritage Month\u201d and \u201cNational American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month\u201d) have been issued each year since 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0Here are ten suggestions for the month long celebration of Native American Heritage Month!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1. Check out the National Museum of the American Indian<\/a><\/h3>\n

The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is an active and visible component of the Smithsonian Institution, the world\u2019s largest museum complex.<\/p>\n

2. Watch the\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>Native Cinema Showcase, November 12-18, 2021<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The National Museum of the American Indian\u2019s Native Cinema Showcase is an annual celebration of the best in Native film. This year\u2019s showcase focuses on Native people boldly asserting themselves through language, healing, building community, and a continued relationship with the land. Activism lies at the heart of all these stories.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0<\/strong>Try a new recipe!\u00a03 Sisters Bowl with Hominy, Beans and Squash<\/a><\/h3>\n

Try one, or all of\u00a0Chef Sean Sherman\u2019s (Sioux Chef) top recipes and share the meal with some friends and family.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Support a Native American Non Profit<\/a><\/h3>\n

Why not make the month even more meaningful by bringing\u00a0awareness to the important work Native American non-profits are doing across the nation? Many focus on helping and uplifting Native Americans and their communities in various ways.\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n

5.\u00a0<\/strong>Support a Native American Fashion Designer by purchasing from their website!<\/a><\/h3>\n

Many talented Native American artists have incorporated their Native heritage into their modern day designs, some even taking a stand for social justice within their work. Show your support and take a few minutes to browse their online stores. Or, shop a local artist\u00a0and\u00a0make an early Christmas gift purchase.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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6.\u00a0Binge on the Essential Indigenous\u00a0Movies\u00a0From North America<\/a><\/h3>\n

For over a century, Native Americans have been the objects of film, their likeness projected onto screens, capturing the world\u2019s attention with their buckskinned form, and giving John Wayne something to do with his career. But it wasn\u2019t until they moved behind the camera, becoming producers, writers, and directors, that they truly became subjects of great works of cinema. \u2013\u00a0Kerry Potts (Ojibway of mixed heritage)<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Read a book from a Native American author or about the true Native American History<\/a><\/h3>\n

Use\u00a0Native American Heritage Month as a starting place to read more stories by indigenous authors and about Native American history. Search out Native authors who are focused on telling the true history of Native Americans in our country.<\/p>\n

8. <\/strong>Learn about the First Nations of Montana<\/a><\/h3>\n

Produced by the Montana Department of Commerce, this video provides a brief glimpse of the people and ways of Montana\u2019s Tribal Nations.<\/p>\n

9. <\/strong>Learn the facts of Native Heritage Month<\/a><\/h3>\n

The origins of the month began with Dr. Arthur Caswell Parker, who called on Americans to reflect on Native American experiences in the early 20th century.<\/p>\n

10. Decolonize Thanksgiving \u2013 Read and Share these articles:<\/strong><\/h3>\n