The celebration of National American Indian American Heritage Month has happened every November since a resolution was signed in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush. But how did the month-long celebration of Native culture and history start? It began as just a day. The first state to recognize an American Indian Day . was New York in 1916, but the history of Native American Heritage Month goes back even further. One of the early proponents of American Indian Day was Dr. Arthur C. Parker, Seneca. Arthur C. Parker was born in 1881 on the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York. He was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, New York. He persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside a day for the ‘First Americans’. Arthur C. Parker American Indian.Freemasonry
The year before the proclamation, Red Fox James, Blackfoot, rode horseback from state to state trying to get approval for a day honoring Indians. He presented the endorsement of 24 state governments on December 14, 1915 at the White House. “This month is a time to recognize everyone of Native American heritage and their achievements and accomplishments.”
Red Fox James, Blackfoot
John Bennett Herrington, PhD (born September 14, 1958, Chickasaw Nation) is a retired United States Naval Aviator and former NASA astronaut. In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
Event Description Daily Walk ‘n Talk Around Gillis Park @9:30 Crafting Corner Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00am THE FIRST THANKSGIVING – October 1621 Long before settlers came to the East Coast of the United States, the area was inhabited by many Native American tribes. The area surrounding the site of the first Thanksgiving, now known as southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island had been the home of the Wampanoag people for over 12,000 years, and had been visited by other European settlers before the arrival of the Mayflower. The native people knew the land well and had fished, hunted, and harvested for thousands of generations. The Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony celebrated the autumn harvest with a three-day feast. Governor William Bradford invited the chief of the Wampanoag tribe, Massasoit, to join the fifty colonists who had survived the harsh winter. The Native American leader brought ninety of his tribesmen to the feast. The celebration included athletic contests, a military review led by Miles Standish, and a feast on foods such as wild turkeys, duck, geese, venison, lobsters, clams, bass, corn, green vegetables, and dried fruits. In 1841, Dr. Alexander Young contended that this harvest celebration was the “First Thanksgiving,” and the origin of an American tradition. www.loc.gov
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