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American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2003.
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October 21, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 October 2003-US CENSUS BUREAU: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2003(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month originated in 1915 when the president of the Congress of American Indian Associations issued a proclamation declaring the second Saturday in May each year as American Indian Day. The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916, in New York.
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month." Similar proclamations have been issued each year since 1994.
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