November is a month to honor Indigenous peoples across the nation. The honorary month was first created as Native American Awareness Week in 1976, authored by physicist Jerry C. Elliott.
Since the 1990s, November has marked Native American Heritage Month, but the history of such a celebration goes back to the early 1900s. Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Native, is credited with setting the moment in motion when he proposed the Boy Scouts of America set aside a day to recognize the impact Native
The month is an opportunity to spread awareness of Indigenous history and contemporary Native issues and to highlight Native Americans who enrich our culture. National Native American Heritage Month, as it is officially called, is the culmination of a centuries-long effort to establish recognition for the substantial contributions of Indigenous peoples. Dr. Arthur Caswell Parker, a Cattaraugus Seneca Indian, historian, anthropologist, and author from New York state, was an early proponent of establishing a day to honor Native Americans.
To most, the day after Thanksgiving represents Black Friday shopping sprees, but to some it is a day to honor the culture and contributions of Native Americans. Native American Heritage