,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4       
,walsh1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 
,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4      
,markey1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1    
,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4   
,schatz1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mrs4
 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4        
,franken1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4       
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 and ,mr4      
,reid7 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 #bjad1 through ,november  
#cj1 #bjad1 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 ,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  
the support of the ,united ,states of   
tribal self-governance and              
self-determination and the commitment of

 the ,united ,states to improving the   
lives of all ,native ,americans by--    
7#a7 enhancing health care and law      
enforcement resources2  7#b7 improving  
the housing and socioeconomic status of 
,native ,americans2 and  7#c7 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 the         
influence of the ,confederacy on the    
,founding ,fathers in the drafting of   
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 with the concepts of-- 7#a7 freedom of 
speech2  7#b7 the separation of         
governmental powers2 and  7#c7 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 ,forces1 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 lives in the     
,united ,states2 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 #bjad 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