Celebrate Native American Heritage Month





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 November is National Native American Heritage Month, a celebration of Native American history, cultures, and contributions.

This commemorative month celebrates the accomplishments of American Indians and recognizes American Indians as the original inhabitants of the United States. The tradition began in 1986 as a celebratory, evolved in 1990 to the entire month of November, and it has become standard practice for the President to designate the month of November as National Native American Heritage Month yearly by setting forth a proclamation. The 2012 Presidential Proclamation of National Native American Heritage Month can be found on the White House website.


Learn more with books, databases, and articles from our collection and check out the list of sites and resources for more information.

Books

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Databases 

America: History and Life

American History in Video

Bibliography of Native North Americans

Ethnic Minority Resources

   Museum of the Native American Resource Center, UNC-Pembroke

   Native American History, University of Washington

   Native American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institute

Footnote History and Genealogy Archives

North American Indian Biographical Database

North American Indian Drama

North American Indian Thought and Culture

Oral History Online

Project Muse

ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Race Relations Abstracts

  

Sources

Native American Heritage Month

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Library of Congress (blog post)

National Network of Libraries in Medicine

American Indian Heritage Foundation

November is National American Indian Heritage Month

National Museum of the American Indian

Smithsonian Education - American Indian Heritage Month