[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 19 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 19

    Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Smithsonian Folklife 
                               Festival.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2017

  Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Perdue, and Mr. Leahy) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        Rules and Administration

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Smithsonian Folklife 
                               Festival.

Whereas the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, founded by the Smithsonian 
        Institution on July 1, 1967, is commemorating 50 years of cultural 
        exploration, exchange, and engagement on the National Mall of the United 
        States this year;
Whereas the purposes of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival are to collaborate 
        with individuals and communities throughout the United States and around 
        the world to present diverse, community-based traditions in an engaging, 
        accessible, and culturally appropriate way, to show the connections 
        between traditional and emerging practices, skills, and knowledge 
        through research, performance, demonstration, conversation, and 
        documentation, and to support the efforts of individuals and communities 
        working to promote the resilience, integrity, vitality, and 
        sustainability of the cultural heritage of those individuals and 
        communities;
Whereas the Smithsonian Folklife Festival continues to collaborate with the 
        American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, the Folk and 
        Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts, the 
        National Park Service, scholarly societies, and State and local arts 
        agencies to deepen and advance public curiosity and appreciation of rich 
        folk and traditional arts and practices as vital and integral to the 
        social fabric of families, communities, and other countries;
Whereas the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has inspired similar cultural 
        exhibitions and festivals across the United States and around the world;
Whereas the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has generated educational curricula, 
        scholarly publications, documentary films, and nongovernmental 
        organizations committed to the documentation and presentation of folk 
        and traditional arts;
Whereas the Smithsonian Folklife Festival fosters intercultural dialogue, cross-
        generational learning, and cultural equity;
Whereas the Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates the diversity of artistic 
        expression and the dignity, delight, and innovation found in the 
        creative process; and
Whereas the week of June 26, 2017, through June 30, 2017, is an appropriate week 
        to designate as ``Folk and Traditional Arts and Culture Week'' in honor 
        of the 50th anniversary of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress recognizes ``Folk and Traditional Arts and Culture Week'' 
in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 
to--
            (1) recognize practitioners of folk and traditional 
        culture, and the institutions and organizations that support 
        them;
            (2) explore the creativity found within the families and 
        communities of these practitioners; and
            (3) congratulate the Smithsonian Folklife Festival for 50 
        years of outstanding efforts to champion creativity, cultural 
        diversity and sustainability, cross-generational engagement, 
        and intercultural communication through community-based 
        research, public presentation, and archival documentation 
        during the week.
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