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Native American Heritage Month 2023
Native American Heritage Month 2023
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law a joint resolution designating the month of November as the first National American Indian Heritage Month (also known as Native American Indian Month).
Both the law and proclamation recognized American Indians as the first inhabitants of the lands that now constitute the United States as well as making mention of their contributions to American society. Since 2009, Presidents Obama and Trump have issued proclamations designating November as National Native American Heritage Month. These proclamations celebrate the contributions of the American Indians and urge the people of the United States to learn more about the American Indian cultures.
At Elon, we similarly observe Native American Heritage Month in November with a slate of programming for our campus community to learn about, celebrate, and understand Native American and Indigenous identity.