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Hello People of social media. As some of you all know today marks the start of Native American Heritage Month. We have to celebrate all of the Native American achievments and accomplishments. Hence, I will post everyday about a different topic about Native Americans. In short, here's a breif history of how this holiday came about. Indigenous People's Month started around the turn of the century. It was a effort to gain a day of recognition for all of the contributions the first amerians made to the establishment and/or growth of the U.S. In which resulted in a whole month being designated to them. One of the Native Americans that started the idea of a holiday for Natives was Dr. Arthur C. Parker (as seen below). He persuaded the boy scouts to have a holiday 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.The first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor of New York. Several states celebrate the fourth Friday in September. In Illinois, for example, legislators enacted such a day in 1919. Presently, several states have designated Columbus Day as Native American Day, but it continues to be a day we observe without any recognition as a national legal holiday. Although, In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Similar proclamations, under variants on the name (including “Native American Heritage Month” and “National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month”) have been issued each year since 1994.
#roots #history #thefirstamericans #facts

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PEOPLE, PEOPLE! As we may not realize it, Native Americans face many challenges today.  The media may cover mascot issues and cultural appropriation. Theses are obviously very important issues, there are still other problems facing the Native American community. One example would be Land Rights. When the European settlers moved westward the Natives lost their rich and sacred land. The U.S government offered garunteed land on a much smaller reservation. In the 1800's the U.S. enacted legislation. In which, Natives lost ownership of their reservation lands. The total was about the size of Montana.  As the generations go by Native Americans have been striped of their economic, cultural, and human potential. #theymattertoo
#enough is enough
#landrights

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https://iltf.org/land-issues/
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https://www.sapiens.org/culture/native-american-design/

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Here is my history, and roots with Native Americans. My grandfather, Norris Jones, on my Dad's side originated from the Kentucky Cherokee tribe. I am told he was born on a reservation, but was raised on a farm. Family rumors suggest he was very, very bright.  He had about 14 siblings. Only 2 live today. I hear that he had one tattoo it read RIP in small black letters across his chest. You see, his father was crippled and got jumped in an alley by some teenage punks. He got a thick stick, put razorblades inside it then found those boys and tore them up. He died before I was born, I wish I could've met him. His mother was a jewlery maker, and was great with plants. She made all kinds of jewlery I'm told. My grandmother told me she didn't even know he was Native American untill she met his family. He worked for the army doing math for how much rations was needed. I hear that he saved 3 peoples lives. He saved a man from dying and was given a reward and money, but didn't accept the money. He had a long braid just like me. I am told he looks just like me. That makes me proud. He died of kidney problems when my dad was in high school. I really do wish I could meet him. #roots #history #family #cherokee #origins
This was him when he was about my age. I don't know why they say he looks like me.....

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The Native American population is grappling with poverty and joblessness even with casinos. Ever since the recovery from the Great Depression the Native American society has been left out of economic prosperity. According to U.S Census Bureau Data, 27% of all Native Americans live in poverty

In the Blackfoot Reservation in Montana, the unemployment rate is 69% as of 2014.  In 2012, the Sioux reservations in the North and South Dakota constituted three of the five poorest counties in the USA.