,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cje  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjac,ms4 ,cantwell 7= h]self1 ,ms4     
,baldw91 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,begi*1    
,mr4 ,co*ran1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,frank51
 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4    
,heitkamp1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoev51   
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota1 ,ms4      
,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1    
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1   
,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4 ,?une1 ,mr4 ,udall (   
,colorado1 ,mr4 ,udall ( ,new ,mexico1  
,mr4 ,w>n]1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+      
,national ,native ,am]ican ,h]itage     
,mon? & celebrat+ ! h]itages & cultures 
( ,native ,am]icans & ! contributions ( 
,native ,am]icans to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
,:]eas f ,novemb] #a1 #bjac1 ?r\gh      
,novemb] #cj1 #bjac1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
celebrates ,national ,native ,am]ican   
,h]itage ,mon?2 ,:]eas ,native ,am]icans
 are desc5dants ( ! orig9al1 indig5\s   

inhabitants ( :at is n[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,bureau ( !     
,c5sus e/imat$ 9 #bjaj t !re 7 m ?an    
#e1jjj1jjj individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ( ,native ,am]ican desc5t2 ,:]eas      
,native ,am]icans ma9ta9 vibrant        
cultures & traditions & hold a deeply   
root$ s5se ( community2 ,:]eas ,native  
,am]icans h mov+ /ories ( trag$y1       
triumph1 & p]sev]ance t ne$ to be %>$ ) 
future g5]ations2 ,:]eas ,native        
,am]icans speak & pres]ve indig5\s      
languages1 :i* h contribut$ to ! ,engli%
 language by be+ us$ z names (          
individuals & locations ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,congress has consi/5tly
 reaffirm$ its support ( tribal         
self-gov]nance & its commitm5t to       
improv+ ! lives ( all ,native ,am]icans 
by enhanc+ heal? c>e & law en=cem5t     
res\rces1 improv+ ! h\s+ & socioeconomic
 /atus ( ,native ,am]icans1 & approv+   
settlem5ts ( litigation involv+ ,indian 
tribes & ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,/ates is committ$ to /r5g!n+ !  

gov]nm5t-to-gov]nm5t relation%ip t x has
 ma9ta9$ ) ! v>i\s ,indian tribes2      
,:]eas ,congress has recogniz$ !        
contributions ( ! ,iroquois ,conf$]acy1 
& its influ5ce on ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs 9 !   
draft+ ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ) ! concepts ( fre$om ( spee*1 ! 
sep>ation ( gov]nm5tal p[]s1 & ! sy/em (
 *ecks & balances betwe5 ! bran*es (    
gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ) ! enactm5t ( !       
,native ,am]ican ,h]itage ,day ,act (   
#bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-cc2 #abc ,/at4 
#aibb71 ,congress-- 7#a7 reaffirm$ !    
gov]nm5t-to-gov]nm5t relation%ip betwe5 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,native ,am]ican      
gov]nm5ts2 &  7#b7 recogniz$ ! important
 contributions ( ,native ,am]icans to ! 
culture ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas       
,native ,am]icans h made di/9ct &       
important contributions to ! ,unit$     
,/ates & ! re/ ( ! _w 9 _m fields1      
includ+ ! fields ( agriculture1 m$ic9e1 
music1 language1 & art1 & ,native       
,am]icans h di/+ui%$ !mselves z         
inv5tors1 entrepr5eurs1 spiritual       

lead]s1 & s*ol>s2 ,:]eas ,native        
,am]icans h s]v$ ) honor & di/9ction 9 !
 ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &       
cont9ue to s]ve 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 great]
 numb]s p] capita ?an any o!r gr\p 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
has recogniz$ ! contribution ( ! ,native
 ,am]ican code talk]s 9 ,_w ,w> ,i & ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii1 :o us$ indig5\s languages z  
an unbreakable milit>y code1 sav+       
c\ntless ,am]ican lives2 & ,:]eas ! p ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates h reason to honor !     
great a*ievem5ts & contributions (      
,native ,am]icans & _! ance/ors3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
recognizes ! mon? ( ,novemb] #bjac z    
,national ,native ,am]ican ,h]itage     
,mon?2  7#b7 recognizes ! ,friday aft]  
,?anksgiv+ z ,native ,am]ican ,h]itage  
,day 9 accordance ) ! ,native ,am]ican  
,h]itage ,day ,act ( #bjji 7,public ,law
 #aaa-cc2 #abc ,/at4 #aibb72 &  7#c7    
urges ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve   
,national ,native ,am]ican ,h]itage     
,mon? & ,native ,am]ican ,h]itage ,day )

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