IA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 271
Designating November of each year as ‘‘National American Indian Heritage
Month’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 30, 1993
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. RICHARD-
SON, Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr.
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr.
BAESLER, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BERMAN,
Mr. BONIOR, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COOPER,
Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. DE
LUGO, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. EDWARDS of Texas, Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona,
Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. FROST, Ms. FURSE, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr.
HOAGLAND, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. JOHNSON of South Da-
kota, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KOPETSKI, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr.
MILLER of Florida, Mr. MINETA, Mrs. MINK, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OBER-
STAR, Mr. OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PARKER, Mr. PASTOR, Ms. PELOSI,
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. ROSE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr.
SABO, Mr. SKEEN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. STOKES, Mr. SYNAR, Mr.
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TUCKER, Mr. UNDERWOOD,
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mr. WAXMAN) introduced the following joint resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Serv-
ice
JOINT RESOLUTION
Designating November of each year as ‘‘National American
Indian Heritage Month’’.
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Whereas American Indians were the original inhabitants of
the lands that now constitute the United States of
America;
Whereas American Indian Governments developed the fun-
damental principles of freedom of speech and separation
of powers in government, and these principles form the
foundation of the United States Government today;
Whereas American Indian societies have exhibited a respect
for the finiteness of natural resources through deep re-
spect for the earth, and these values continue to be wide-
ly held today;
Whereas American Indian people have served with valor in all
wars from Revolutionary War to the conflict in the Per-
sian Gulf, often in a percentage well above their percent-
age in the population of the Nation as a whole;
Whereas American Indians have made distinct and important
contributions to America and the rest of the world in
many fields, including agriculture, medicine, music, lan-
guage, and art;
Whereas American Indians deserve to be recognized for their
individual contributions to American society as artists,
sculptors, musicians, authors, poets, artisans, scientists,
and scholars;
Whereas designating a month each year to recognize the her-
itage and the contributions to American society of Amer-
ican Indians will encourage self-esteem, pride, and self-
awareness in American Indians of all ages; and
Whereas November is traditionally the month when American
Indians have harvested their crops and is generally a
time of celebration and giving thanks: Now, therefore, be
it
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That—
(1) November of each year is designated as
‘‘National American Indian Heritage Month’’; and
(2) the President is authorized and requested to
issue a proclamation each year calling on the people
of the United States to observe the month with ap-
propriate ceremonies and activities.
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