Native American Day and American Indian Day

ntownn8ive · 09-20-2006, 02:01 PM

Hey, this is another one that I forgot about. So, tomorrow is the nationally recognized Native American Day.

Well, late spring, the tribe I worked for gave everyone holiday pay for American Indian Day on May 13th. They did this last year, too, but for the life of me I cannot find any information on American Indian Day.....oh d@mn, I hope I'm not a Native American....!?!

Well maybe every year we will argue with the tribe that we are both and as such should get both dayz off.

So what's the deal, where did the A.I. day come from?

**Chevy_truckin_NDN** · 09-20-2006, 03:52 PM

Hey my tribe celebrates this day too. National Indian Day on friday, September 22, and then Oklahoma Native American Day on November 24th. Basically, President Bush in his first year of office gave us National Indian Day. Of course the comments around here are, couldn't get a whole month like the blacks did for February....LOL but hey, it's all good right? the invisible minority strikes again.

wyo_rose · 09-21-2006, 10:59 AM

On the September date:
In 1914, Red Fox James, a Blackfoot from Montana, traveled on horseback four thousand miles soliciting the aid of governors for a holiday honoring the American Indians. He presented his proposal to a group of governors in Washington DC on December 14, 1914 where it was adopted by 24 states. In the 1915 annual meeting of the American Indian Association, 1,250 Native Americans gathered in Lawrence, Kansas and sanctioned the plan. At this session, September 28, the fourth Friday in September, was set forth as the designated date. The following year, New York adopted the celebration preceding the adoption of other states. While a few states have selected other days, most states follow the September convention of honoring our Native American heritage.

On the May date: One of the very proponents of an American Indian Day was Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian, who was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. He persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside a day for the "First Americans" and for three years they adopted such a day. In 1915, the annual Congress of the American Indian Association meeting in Lawrence, Kans., formally approved a plan concerning American Indian Day. It directed its president, Rev. Sherman Coolidge, an Arapahoe, to call upon the country to observe such a day. Coolidge issued a proclamation on Sept. 28, 1915, which declared the second Saturday of each May as an American Indian Day and contained the first formal appeal for recognition of Indians as citizens.

On the month: In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month." Similar proclamations have been issued each year since 1994. The theme for 2005 is "Respecting Tradition, Embracing a Healthy Future."

NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 1996 as National American Indian Heritage Month. I urge all Americans, as well as their elected representatives at the Federal, State, local, and tribal levels, to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2001 as National American Indian Heritage Month. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2005 as National American Indian Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities.

November 2006 IS Native American Indian Heritage Month, but I couldn't find a proclamation.

between2worlds · 09-21-2006, 01:35 PM

wyo - GW didn't sign last year's (nov 2005) until Nov 2, 2005 so maybe it isn't up on the whitehouse.gov site cuz he hasn't gotten round-to-it.

ntownn8ive · 09-21-2006, 01:51 PM

So no Native Month this year?

Well to all you Native Americans, Happy Native American Day tomorrow if I don't see ya!

TKMJ Productions · 09-21-2006, 09:46 PM

Ohio buried Native American Day in a stack of paperwork. Soooooo, we dug it out and are having a powwow this weekend to celebrate. Everyone has been notified in the area. Newspapers, TV stations, radio stations, all got a public service announcment. They even gave the guys running the powwow time on TV during the morning news. Even the city of Youngstown, Ohio where the powwow is being held seems to like the idea of a powwow in their city. Who knows, things may just work out for the good of ndns all over Ohio. It's a shot in the dark but, It just might work out well.

kiowakat · 09-22-2006, 07:52 AM

HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN DAY!!!...

ntownn8ive · 09-22-2006, 02:10 PM

Well, I did make it, so congratulations on the Native American Day. Have fun at your powwows and hopefully you can help me with somethin next May when all us American Indians will be celebrating our day!!!!

wyo_rose · 09-22-2006, 03:26 PM

Happy NA Day!!! If you come to the Wind River Casino, hot seats are giving out $50 and Pendletons!!!

Wakalapi · 09-22-2006, 05:36 PM

In north central Washington, the Coulee Dam School District just celebrated Native American Day with a school powwow. Many of the students are members of the Colville Confederated Tribes, but a significant population of students are non-NDN. The powwow took place at the high school football field and was attended by classes of students of what looked like most grade and age levels. The youth drum that I coordinate was invited, so I had a few of the kids get permission to be out of school and make the trip up from Yakama Valley. It was windy in the morning, but I think everybody had fun.

Wakalapi · 09-22-2006, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyo_rose

Happy NA Day!!! If you come to the Wind River Casino, hot seats are giving out $50 and Pendletons!!!

DANG I wish Legends Casino would do that!

ntownn8ive · 10-02-2006, 06:59 PM

No one found anything about American Indian Day, eh?

May 13th, thass what I heard...

09-20-2006, 02:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
ntownn8ive As you can see... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: We get a lot of sun in Ntown! Posts: 5,777 Blog Entries: 1	Native American Day and American Indian Day Hey, this is another one that I forgot about. So, tomorrow is the nationally recognized Native American Day. Well, late spring, the tribe I worked for gave everyone holiday pay for American Indian Day on May 13th. They did this last year, too, but for the life of me I cannot find any information on American Indian Day.....oh d@mn, I hope I'm not a Native American....!?! Well maybe every year we will argue with the tribe that we are both and as such should get both dayz off. So what's the deal, where did the A.I. day come from? __________________

09-20-2006, 03:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chevy_truckin_NDN Pool Shark in Training Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: God's Country, OK Posts: 4,586 Blog Entries: 25	Hey my tribe celebrates this day too. National Indian Day on friday, September 22, and then Oklahoma Native American Day on November 24th. Basically, President Bush in his first year of office gave us National Indian Day. Of course the comments around here are, couldn't get a whole month like the blacks did for February....LOL but hey, it's all good right? the invisible minority strikes again. __________________ I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok. They know me here. ... Please insert original thought here.

09-21-2006, 01:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
ntownn8ive As you can see... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: We get a lot of sun in Ntown! Posts: 5,777 Blog Entries: 1	So no Native Month this year? Well to all you Native Americans, Happy Native American Day tomorrow if I don't see ya! __________________

09-21-2006, 09:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
TKMJ Productions Powwow Sound 4 U Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ohio, Oregon. Two locations, No waiting Posts: 925	Ohio buried Native American Day in a stack of paperwork. Soooooo, we dug it out and are having a powwow this weekend to celebrate. Everyone has been notified in the area. Newspapers, TV stations, radio stations, all got a public service announcment. They even gave the guys running the powwow time on TV during the morning news. Even the city of Youngstown, Ohio where the powwow is being held seems to like the idea of a powwow in their city. Who knows, things may just work out for the good of ndns all over Ohio. It's a shot in the dark but, It just might work out well. __________________ Don't ask me what I think about something unless you want a truthful anwser. It may not be the anwser you are looking for. It's better to fly with the eagles then drive with the turkeys.

09-22-2006, 02:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
ntownn8ive As you can see... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: We get a lot of sun in Ntown! Posts: 5,777 Blog Entries: 1	Well, I did make it, so congratulations on the Native American Day. Have fun at your powwows and hopefully you can help me with somethin next May when all us American Indians will be celebrating our day!!!! __________________

09-21-2006, 10:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
wyo_rose Teenah's Too Cool Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Washakie Posts: 7,934 Blog Entries: 2	On the September date: In 1914, Red Fox James, a Blackfoot from Montana, traveled on horseback four thousand miles soliciting the aid of governors for a holiday honoring the American Indians. He presented his proposal to a group of governors in Washington DC on December 14, 1914 where it was adopted by 24 states. In the 1915 annual meeting of the American Indian Association, 1,250 Native Americans gathered in Lawrence, Kansas and sanctioned the plan. At this session, September 28, the fourth Friday in September, was set forth as the designated date. The following year, New York adopted the celebration preceding the adoption of other states. While a few states have selected other days, most states follow the September convention of honoring our Native American heritage. On the May date: One of the very proponents of an American Indian Day was Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian, who was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. He persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside a day for the "First Americans" and for three years they adopted such a day. In 1915, the annual Congress of the American Indian Association meeting in Lawrence, Kans., formally approved a plan concerning American Indian Day. It directed its president, Rev. Sherman Coolidge, an Arapahoe, to call upon the country to observe such a day. Coolidge issued a proclamation on Sept. 28, 1915, which declared the second Saturday of each May as an American Indian Day and contained the first formal appeal for recognition of Indians as citizens. On the month: In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month." Similar proclamations have been issued each year since 1994. The theme for 2005 is "Respecting Tradition, Embracing a Healthy Future." NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 1996 as National American Indian Heritage Month. I urge all Americans, as well as their elected representatives at the Federal, State, local, and tribal levels, to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2001 as National American Indian Heritage Month. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2005 as National American Indian Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities. November 2006 IS Native American Indian Heritage Month, but I couldn't find a proclamation.

09-21-2006, 01:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
between2worlds Patrick Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Riverdale, MD Posts: 2,718	wyo - GW didn't sign last year's (nov 2005) until Nov 2, 2005 so maybe it isn't up on the whitehouse.gov site cuz he hasn't gotten round-to-it.

09-22-2006, 07:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
kiowakat Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St.Louis Posts: 1,243	HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN DAY!!!...

09-22-2006, 03:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
wyo_rose Teenah's Too Cool Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Washakie Posts: 7,934 Blog Entries: 2	Happy NA Day!!! If you come to the Wind River Casino, hot seats are giving out $50 and Pendletons!!!

09-22-2006, 05:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Wakalapi www.wakalapi.com Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: East of the Mountains Posts: 1,218	In north central Washington, the Coulee Dam School District just celebrated Native American Day with a school powwow. Many of the students are members of the Colville Confederated Tribes, but a significant population of students are non-NDN. The powwow took place at the high school football field and was attended by classes of students of what looked like most grade and age levels. The youth drum that I coordinate was invited, so I had a few of the kids get permission to be out of school and make the trip up from Yakama Valley. It was windy in the morning, but I think everybody had fun. __________________ "Friends don't let friends drink decaf..."

10-02-2006, 06:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
ntownn8ive As you can see... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: We get a lot of sun in Ntown! Posts: 5,777 Blog Entries: 1	No one found anything about American Indian Day, eh? May 13th, thass what I heard... __________________