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Click on the links below to leave the U.S. Department of Commerce and visit sites related to Native American Heritage. See Disclaimers Indian Health Service Heritage Site 2010 Presidential Proclamation for National Native American Heritage Month 2010 Native American/American Indian Heritage Month Program - Broadcast Announcement [word, pdf] 2010 Native American/American Indian Heritage Month Events 2010 Census Bureau's Facts for Features for American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month Census Bureau's American Indian and Alaska Native Data and Links White House Initative on Tribal Colleges and Universities National Museum of the American Indian web site Smithsonian Institution Page on National American Indian Heritage Month National Register of Historic Places Indian Heritage Month website Call to Serve -- a joint initiative sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, providing information on careers in the federal government. Search the directory of federal internships and information with a network of over 600 colleges. In addition, you'll find information about multiple vacancies in the federal sector, subdivided by jobs that require language skills, loan repayment programs, etc. The sites below are outside the U.S. Government. Infoplease.com page on American Indian Heritage Month National Museum of the American Indian Official Site of the Cherokee Nation Powerful Symbols: Honoring Animal Spirits |
November is National American Indian Heritage Month The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is pleased to announce its program commemorating the 2010 National Native American Heritage Month, which is celebrated annually during the month of November. The 2010 Theme is "Pride In our Heritage, Honor to our Ancestors." This year's program will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, from 10:00 - 11:00 AM, in the auditorium of the U. S. Department of Commerce, which is accessible from the Federal Triangle Metro station on the blue/orange lines. Seating for this event is on a first-come, first-serve basis. The keynote speaker will be Dennis W. Zotigh, who is the Cultural Liaison at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Dennis is a widely acclaimed research historian on American Indian/Native American cultural affairs, and also is known for his talents as a storyteller and an Indian dancer and singer. He has competed and won numerous awards for his talents and is cofounder of the World Championship Hoop Dance Contest, which is held annually at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Additionally, there will be a performance by the Great American Indian Dancers. The program will also feature Don Chapman, (Mohegan), Senior Advisor on Native American Affairs, Office of the Secretary and Curtis Zunigha, Program Manager American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) Program, Census Bureau. Curtis was present at the start of the first enumeration of the 2010 Census Count, that began in Noorvik, Alaska. At the conclusion of the event, the program participants will be available for autographs and pictures. This program is physically accessible to people with disabilities. If you have any questions about this program, please contact Senora Coggs, OCR, at (202) 482-8190. 2010 National Theme: Pride in our Heritage, Honor to our Ancestors. National American Indian Heritage Month honors and recognizes the original peoples of this land. Although the first "American Indian Day" was declared by the State of New York in 1916, a month long recognition of Native Americans was not achieved until 1990. In that year, President George H.W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month." The month is also called "American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month." |
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