FINAL WORD
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November is American Indian Heritage Month
Be thankful for the good, the bad and
the somewhere in between
Linda McCart
Special Emphasis Program
Manager
Daniel J. Calderón
During the month of November we celebrate National American
Indian Heritage Month. The month of
November was chosen by Congress to
recognize the Native American culture
since it concludes the traditional harvest season and was generally a time of
thanksgiving and celebration for Native
Americans. Our 2013 national theme
is “Guiding our Destiny with Heritage
and Tradition.” We pay homage and
focus attention on the contributions
that Native Americans have made to
strengthen and build our nation. Many
of these contributions are not well
known, but they are invaluable to our
nation and have helped preserve and
protect the freedoms we all enjoy.
Throughout history, there have
been individuals who believed that the
Native American population deserved
to be recognized and celebrated for
their contributions. One early proponent of an American Indian Day was
Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca and
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 “First Americans”
and for three years they adopted such a
day. In 1915, the annual Congress of the
American Indian Association formally
approved a plan endorsing “American
Indian Day.” It directed its President,
Rev. Sherman Coolidge, to call upon the
nation to observe such a day. Coolidge
issued a proclamation containing the
first formal appeal for recognition of
Indians as citizens. A year prior to this
proclamation being issued, Red Fox
James, a member of the Blackfoot tribe,
rode horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor America’s first citizens. On Dec. 14, 1915, he
presented endorsements from 24 state
governments at the White House. However, there is no record of a national day
ever being proclaimed. In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a
joint resolution designating November
as “National American Indian Heritage
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