,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,te/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,udall (    
,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,wal%1 ,mr4 ,begi*1  
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,?une1  
,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,ms4          
,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,moran1    
,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\?      
,dakota1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4  
,crapo1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mrs4 ,murray1   
,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4        
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hell]1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,ms4
 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,co*ran1 & ,mr4 ,reid7 
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   
#bjad1 ?r\gh ,novemb] #cj1 #bjad1 !     
,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 ! ,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$ ! support ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (
 tribal self-gov]nance &                
self-det]m9ation & ! commitm5t ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to improv+ ! lives ( all  
,native ,am]icans by-- 7#a7 enhanc+     
heal? c>e & law en=cem5t res\rces2  7#b7
 improv+ ! h\s+ & socioeconomic /atus ( 
,native ,am]icans2 &  7#c7 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$]acy1 
& ! influ5ce ( ! ,conf$]acy on ! ,f\nd+ 
,fa!rs 9 ! draft+ ( ! ,con/itution ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ) ! concepts (-- 7#a7     
fre$om ( spee*2  7#b7 ! sep>ation (     
gov]nm5tal p[]s2 &  7#c7 ! sy/em ( *ecks
 & balances betwe5 ! bran*es ( gov]nm5t2
 ,:]eas ) ! enactm5t ( ! ,native        
,am]ican ,h]itage ,day ,act ( #bjji     
7,public ,law #aaa-cc2 #abc ,/at4       
#aibb71 ,congress-- 7#a7 reaffirm$ !    
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$ ,=ces1 & 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 lives 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]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] #bjad 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 )
 appropriate programs & activities4