Dear AFGE Family,

November is National Native American Heritage Month, an annual celebration of the culture, heritage, and history of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Efforts to institutionalize a time to honor Indigenous peoples go back over a century. In 1916, the first American Indian Day was declared by the State of New York. Over the course of the 20th Century, a number of states declared similar holidays. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush first issued a proclamation designating November as National Native American Heritage Month.

National Native American Heritage Month is an opportunity for celebration, but it's also an important opportunity to reflect on the dispossession and displacement faced by Indigenous peoples now and in the past, and all of the resilience and activism done to ensure the continuance of Indigenous culture and community today.

In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, the Women’s and Fair Practices Departments are hosting a MHAction: Native American Heritage Month Event on November 30, 2023, from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST. This program will feature guest speakers from MHAction including Wesley Edmo, Indigenous Peoples’ Advocacy Director MHAction and Yvonne Maldonado, Co-Director MHAction.

MHAction has developed 5 different programs for various tribes to counter social problems for these tribes. Within the last ten (10) years, MHAction worked to create employment and training opportunities for tribal members. Additionally, the organization is growing a national movement of manufactured home community residents who organize their neighbors, build campaigns to protect the affordability and quality of their communities, and fight to advance racial, economic, and gender justice.

MHAction: Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month
Join us via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89103852605?pwd=iUU0XAlfgkCgjLJTBhKbXry106rgyG.1

We invite you to join the Women’s and Fair Practices Departments for our MHAction: Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month Event tomorrow, Thursday, November, 30, 2023 at 7:00 pm EST!

In Solidarity,

Jeremy A. Lannan
AFGE NVP for Women’s and Fair Practices

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