,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ddj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #d1 #bjba,mr4
 ,s*atz 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,ms4
 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,book]1   
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4
 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4
 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4     
,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,padilla1    
,ms4 ,ros51 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,s9ema1  
,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 & ,mr4 ,sullivan7 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   
,:]eas1 f ,novemb] #a1 #bjba1 ?r\gh     
,novemb] #cj1 #bjba1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
celebrates ,national ,native ,am]ican   
,h]itage ,mon?2 ,:]eas ,national ,native
 ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? is an          
opportunity to consid] & recognize !    

contributions ( ,native ,am]icans to !  
hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,native
 ,am]icans are desc5dants ( ! orig9al1  
,indig5\s inhabitants ( :at is n[ !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,bureau ( !     
,c5sus e/imates t-- 7#a7 9 #bjbj1 !re 7 
#i1fff1jeh individuals ( ,am]ican       
,indian & ,alaska ,native desc5t 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 9 #bjai1 !re 7   
#fjg1jaj individuals ( ,native ,hawaiian
 desc5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]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 = ,tribal            
self-gov]nance & self-det]m9ation       
policies = ,native ,am]ican communities 

& ! 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 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is    
committ$ to /r5g!n+ !                   
gov]nm5t-to-gov]nm5t relation%ip t !    
,unit$ ,/ates has ma9ta9$ ) ! v>i\s     
,indian ,tribes2 ,:]eas ,congress has   
recogniz$ ! contributions ( ! ,iroquois 
,conf$]acy & ! influ5ce ( ! ,iroquois   
,conf$]acy on ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs 9 ! draft+
 ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) ! 
concepts (-- 7#a7 fre$om ( spee*2  7#b7 
! sep>ation ( gov]nm5tal p[]s2 &  7#c7 !
 sy/em ( *ecks & balances betwe5 !      
bran*es ( gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas1 ) ! enactm5t
 ( ! ,native ,am]ican ,h]itage ,day ,act
 ( #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-cc2 #abc    
,/at4 #aibb71 ,congress-- 7#a7 reaffirm$
 ! 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 
environm5tal /ew>d%ip1 wayf9d+1 m$ic9e1 
music1 dance1 language1 & art2 ,:]eas   
contempor>y applications ( traditional k
 sy/ems ( ,native ,am]icans h exp&$     
sci5tific1 environm5tal1 & int]cultural 
und]/&+2 ,:]eas ,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 &   
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] #bjba
 z ,national ,native ,am]ican ,h]itage  
,mon?2  7#b7 recognizes ! ,friday aft]  
,?anksgiv+ z ,native ,am]ican ,h]itage  
,day 9 accordance ) section #b7aj7 ( !  
,native ,am]ican ,h]itage ,day ,act (   
#bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-cc2 #abc ,/at4 
#aibc72 &  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