November is American Indian Heritage Month

Since 1900, many have sought to recognize the great influence American Indians have had on the history, cultural development, and continuing growth of the U.S.  Various dates and weeks were acknowledged until 1976, when Congress authorized a week in October as Native American Awareness Week.  Finally, in 1990, the month of November was chosen because it is traditionally a time when many American Indians gather for fall harvest festivals, world-renewal ceremonies, and powwows.