The White House issued a proclamation on Monday in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, 2022. According to the document, November is a time to celebrate Indigenous peoples.
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According to a Johns Hopkins Medicine paper, since 1995, the president of the United States has made an annual proclamation encouraging Americans to use November to learn more about Native American culture.
“For centuries, broken treaties, dispossession of ancestral lands, and policies of assimilation and termination sought to decimate Native populations and their ways of life,” the proclamation read. “But despite this painful history, Indigenous peoples, their governments, and their communities have persevered and flourished. As teachers and scholars, scientists and doctors, writers and artists, business leaders and elected officials, heroes in uniform, and so much more, they have made immeasurable contributions to our country’s progress.”
On Twitter, NASA announced that it plans to share stories of indigenous trailblazers throughout November. “As we celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, @AstroDuke (the first Native American woman in space) has some advice for children looking to pursue their own dreams,” NASA tweeted.
As we celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, @AstroDuke (the first Native American woman in space) has some advice for children looking to pursue their own dreams.
We'll share the stories of NASA's indigenous trailblazers throughout November: https://t.co/WLGyAYhzBZ pic.twitter.com/2zXrdUnqgf
— NASA (@NASA) November 1, 2022
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the Marine Corps said the service plans to recognize Native American veterans and service members who have served in the Marine Corps.
Kicking off the celebrations on social media are Navajo Marines who are carrying on the legacy created by the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II.
The Marines pictured include Cpl. Caleb Begay, a light-armored vehicle technician and the great-grandson of Benjamin Cleveland, one of the 29 original Navajo Code Talkers; and Cpl. Nizhoni Milton, who serves as an intelligence specialist. She is a member of the Native American Women Warriors, a non-profit organization comprised of Native American women veterans and active-duty service members.
Gunnery Sgt. Danielle Kinney comes from a long lineage of Marines and carries on her family’s warrior tradition by becoming the first and only woman Marine in her family. She serves as an administrative specialist with the Marine Artillery Detachment.
In her civilian capacity, Gunnery Sgt. Dereka Wilson is in the Navajo Nation at the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. She serves as an inventory management specialist with the 4th Marine Logistics Group.
Staff Sgt. Nathan Esplin, a network administrator with Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group, was inspired by the Navajo Code Talkers inspired to serve as a communications Marine.
Cpl. Stephen Douglass was born and raised in the Navajo Nation and is a proud 4th generation Marine. He currently serves as a military police officer with Company A, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group.
In honor of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, the Marine Corps celebrates the Navajo Marines within our ranks as they carry on the legacy created by the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II. pic.twitter.com/iL1sw6bGFw
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) November 1, 2022
INSIGHT magazine explored the history and importance of Diné College, the first tribal college in the United States to mark the 32nd annual National Native American Heritage Month celebrated in November.
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