Efforts for a national commemoration of the contribution of indigenous peoples in the United States started as early as 1915, which involved U.S. politicians, indigenous tribal leaders, and the Congress of the American Indian Association -- among others.
In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Similar proclamations, under variants on the name (including “Native American Heritage Month” and “National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month”) have been issued each year since 1994. For more information on the origins, visit this site - maintained by the United States Library of Congress
Image from National Gallery of Art. Art by Richard Ray Whitman, 1988. For more information on the image, see here.
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For more information about Native American Heritage Month, check out these library resources!
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