[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 213 (Monday, November 3, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 65491-65492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26351]



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The President





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Proclamation 8313--National American Indian Heritage Month, 2008



Proclamation 8314--Diabetes Month, 2008
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                Proclamation 8313 of October 30, 2008

                
National American Indian Heritage Month, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National American Indian Heritage Month, we 
                celebrate the rich ancestry of American Indians and 
                Alaska Natives and recognize their many contributions 
                to our national story.

                Native Americans have enriched our heritage and added 
                to all aspects of our society. Our country is blessed 
                to have their character and strength, and we are 
                especially grateful for the generations of Native 
                Americans who have answered the call to defend our 
                country. During World War II, these brave patriots used 
                their native languages to create an unbreakable oral 
                code. Today, that legacy continues as Native Americans 
                work to advance freedom's cause.

                My Administration remains committed to protecting 
                tribal sovereignty and the right to self-determination 
                and to working with tribes on a government-to-
                government basis. To help more Native Americans realize 
                the dream of home ownership, I signed the Native 
                American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
                Reauthorization Act of 2008. For nearly eight years, we 
                have also worked to strengthen educational 
                opportunities for all Americans. In 2004, I issued an 
                executive order to help Native American students 
                fulfill the challenging standards of the No Child Left 
                Behind Act. This order established the Interagency 
                Working Group on American Indian and Alaska Native 
                Education to improve educational programs consistent 
                with tribal traditions, languages, and cultures. By 
                setting high standards for academic achievement, we are 
                enabling more Americans throughout our country to 
                pursue their dreams. During this month, we honor our 
                native peoples and recognize them for strengthening the 
                diversity of our society.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim November 2008 as National 
                American Indian Heritage Month. I call upon all 
                Americans to commemorate this month with appropriate 
                programs and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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