Native American Heritage Month
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month." Similar proclamations have been issued each year since 1994.
- Native American Heritage MonthLibrary of Congress
- Native American HeritageNational Park Service
- AFIS Native American Indian Heritage MonthAmerican Forces Information Services--Department of Defense
- National Museum of the American IndianSmithsonian Institution
- Indian Mounds of Mississippi--A National Register of Historic Places Travel IteneraryJoint program of the National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Southeast Archeological Center, and Natchez Trace Parkway.
- National Museum of the American Indian on FacebookMuseum's Facebook page
Featured Content
Selected library resources:
- Music of the Native American Indians: Navajo, Cherokee and more
- We shall remain: getting Indian history rightGeneral OneFile database
Indian Life 29.6 (May-June 2009) - The Great Tribes from The History ChannelAmerican History in Video database
From The History Channel (91:34) - The Trail of Tears : The Cherokee Journey From HomeNetLibrary eBook database
- Articles from "Indian Life" Journal
Navajo Code Talkers
From U.S. Navy Navajo Code Talkers Fact Sheet:
"At Iwo Jima, Major Howard Connor, 5th Marine Division signal officer, declared, "Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima.'"
- Navajo Code Talkers: World War II Fact SheetFrom U.S. Navy
- The Last Living Code TalkerFrom azcentral.com about Chester Nez
- Navajo Code Talkers' DictionaryFrom U.S. Navy
- Native American Medal of Honor RecipientsFrom U.S. Navy
Portfolio of Selected Hamilton County Images
Selected images include mounds at Hixson and at Dallas when surveyed in 1936. The Hixson Mound is now inundated by Chickamauga Lake.
Image Portfolio
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