,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bj1 #bjac,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself1  
,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4     
,begich1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,crapo1    
,mr4 ,franken1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4  
,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,ms4 ,hirono1
 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south  
,dakota1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,markey1 
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,reid1 
,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,thune1
 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,udall  
of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,warner1 and ,mr4 
,wyden7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
,national ,native ,american ,heritage   
,month and celebrating the heritages and
 cultures of ,native ,americans and the 
contributions of ,native ,americans to  
the ,united ,states4  ,whereas from     
,november #a1 #bjac1 through ,november  
#cj1 #bjac1 the ,united ,states         
celebrates ,national ,native ,american  

,heritage ,month2 ,whereas ,native      
,americans are descendants of the       
original1 indigenous inhabitants of what
 is now the ,united ,states2 ,whereas   
the ,united ,states ,bureau of the      
,census estimated in #bjaj that there   
were more than #e1jjj1jjj individuals in
 the ,united ,states of ,native         
,american descent2 ,whereas ,native     
,americans maintain vibrant cultures and
 traditions and hold a deeply rooted    
sense of community2 ,whereas ,native    
,americans have moving stories of       
tragedy1 triumph1 and perseverance that 
need to be shared with future           
generations2 ,whereas ,native ,americans
 speak and preserve indigenous          
languages1 which have contributed to the
 ,english language by being used as     
names of individuals and locations      
throughout the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 ,congress has consistently reaffirmed  
its support of tribal self-governance   
and its commitment to improving the     
lives of all ,native ,americans by      

enhancing health care and law           
enforcement resources1 improving the    
housing and socioeconomic status of     
,native ,americans1 and approving       
settlements of litigation involving     
,indian tribes and the ,united ,states2 
,whereas the ,united ,states is         
committed to strengthening the          
government-to-government relationship   
that it has maintained with the various 
,indian tribes2 ,whereas ,congress has  
recognized the contributions of the     
,iroquois ,confederacy1 and its         
influence on the ,founding ,fathers in  
the drafting of the ,constitution of the
 ,united ,states with the concepts of   
freedom of speech1 the separation of    
governmental powers1 and the system of  
checks and balances between the branches
 of government2 ,whereas with the       
enactment of the ,native ,american      
,heritage ,day ,act of #bjji 7,public   
,law #aaa-cc2 #abc ,stat4 #aibb71       
,congress-- 7#a7 reaffirmed the         
government-to-government relationship   

between the ,united ,states and ,native 
,american governments2 and  7#b7        
recognized the important contributions  
of ,native ,americans to the culture of 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,native   
,americans have made distinct and       
important contributions to the ,united  
,states and the rest of the world in    
many fields1 including the fields of    
agriculture1 medicine1 music1 language1 
and art1 and ,native ,americans have    
distinguished themselves as inventors1  
entrepreneurs1 spiritual leaders1 and   
scholars2 ,whereas ,native ,americans   
have served with honor and distinction  
in the ,armed ,forces of the ,united    
,states1 and continue to serve in the   
,armed ,forces in greater numbers per   
capita than any other group in the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states has recognized the contribution 
of the ,native ,american code talkers in
 ,world ,war ,i and ,world ,war ,,ii1   
who used indigenous languages as an     
unbreakable military code1 saving       

countless ,american lives2 and ,whereas 
the people of the ,united ,states have  
reason to honor the great achievements  
and contributions of ,native ,americans 
and their ancestors3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes 
the month of ,november #bjac as         
,national ,native ,american ,heritage   
,month2  7#b7 recognizes the ,friday    
after ,thanksgiving as ,native ,american
 ,heritage ,day in accordance with the  
,native ,american ,heritage ,day ,act of
 #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-cc2 #abc      
,stat4 #aibb72 and  7#c7 urges the      
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,national ,native ,american ,heritage  
,month and ,native ,american ,heritage  
,day with appropriate programs and      
activities4