Native American Heritage Month

Shoshone Warrior
Courtesy of LegendsofAmerica.com

First enacted in 1990 Native American Heritage Month was instituted to recognize the native peoples of America and their participation in the nation’s history. America's first peoples have endured for centuries and remain a vital cultural, political, social, and moral presence in the nation. Native Americans have brought values and ideas to society that now, more than ever, have become part of America’s consciousness. Most importantly in this era of environmental and global concerns, the idea that humans can thrive without destroying the natural environment and the understanding that people from very different backgrounds, cultures, religions, and traditions can come together to build a great country.

This month, HCC’s BLRC draws attention to the literary, artistic, political and religious experience of Native Americans with a selection of reading from our permanent collection of fiction, non-fiction and reference materials. For more about Native American Culture please enjoy the links below:

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/AmericanIndian_History.htm
http://www.library.okstate.edu/Govdocs/browsetopics/nativeam.html
http://www.nativeamericanlinks.com/
http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/natam.html
http://www.bluecloud.org/dakota.html
http://users.ap.net/~chenae/natlink.html