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PROCLAMATION
Native American Heritage Month: November 2021
WHEREAS, there is a deep, rich Native American history in the State of Minnesota going back
10,000 years. Minnesota is home to eleven Tribal Nations and a resilient and robust urban
Native American community. Along with the Dakota people and Anishinaabe people, the Ho -
Chunk, Cheyenne, Oto, Iowa, Hidatsa, Arikara, A'aninin, Cree, Blackfeet, Assiniboine, and the
Sac and Fox tribes also acknowledge Minnesota as important to their tribal histories; and
WHEREAS, members and descendants of tribes around the United States and First Nations of
Canada also reside in the state of Minnesota, including our city of Columbia Heights; and
WHEREAS, Native American contributions and values have shaped the social, political,
environmental, and economic fabric of the state, while also enhancing freedom, prosperity, and
cultural diversity; and
WHEREAS, the novel coronavirus has affected us all, but is of particular concern to tribal
communities. Historically, Native Americans have faced many foreign diseases and turned to
their cultural knowledge as a resource during difficult times, which holds true today during the
battle against COVID-19. Tribes and Native American organizations are actively working to
protect elders, tribal communities, and families from the spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota joins other states across the nation in celebrating Native American
Heritage Month, honoring the unique heritage of this continent's First People, and reaffirming
the commitment to respect each tribe's sovereignty and cultural identity;
NOW, Therefore, be it resolved, that I, Amada Marquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights,
do hereby proclaim the month of November 2021 as Native American Heritage Month and
November 25, 2021 as Native American Heritage Day, in the City of Columbia Heights, County
of Anoka, State of MN, U.S.A.
ada Marquez SUnuia, Mayor
November 22, 2021