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Native American Heritage Day — the Friday after Thanksgiving — is a special day for Native people and communities across the United States. It is the pinnacle of the 30-day Native American Indian Heritage Month, where we celebrate and acknowledge the rich and diverse histories, cultures, traditions, and contributions of the nation’s original inhabitants and their descendants.
Ahead, discover the history of Native American Heritage Day and how to commemorate the civil holiday., New York was the first state to declare an “American Indian Day” in 1916, with other states soon following suit. In 1976, as part of the United States bicentennial commemoration, President Gerald Ford to proclaimed October 10-16, 1976, as “Native American Awareness Week.
In 1990, George W. Bush signed into law that the month of November would be Native American Indian Heritage Month. According to the, the month of November was chosen to recognize the Native people "as this month concluded the traditional harvest season and was generally a time of thanksgiving and celebration for American Indians." Then, in 2009, President Barack Obama designated the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day.
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