[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 120, 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8076--OCT. 30, 2006
Proclamation 8076 of October 30, 2006
National American Indian Heritage Month, 2006
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National American Indian Heritage Month, we honor the generations
of American Indians and Alaska Natives who have added to the character
of our Nation. This month is an opportunity to celebrate their many
accomplishments and their rich ancestry and traditions.

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America is blessed by the character and strength of American Indians and
Alaska Natives, and our citizens are grateful for the countless ways
Native Americans have enriched our country and lifted the spirit of our
Nation. We are especially grateful for the Native Americans who have
served and continue to serve in our Nation's military. These brave
individuals have risked their lives to protect our citizens, defend our
democracy, and spread the blessings of liberty to people around the
world.
My Administration is working to ensure that American Indians and Alaska
Natives have access to all the opportunities of this great land. My
fiscal year 2007 budget proposes more than $12.7 billion for government
programs for Native Americans. Education is vital to ensuring all
citizens reach their full potential, and my budget includes funding to
help Native-American schools succeed and meet the requirements of the No
Child Left Behind Act. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is providing
education for approximately 46,000 American-Indian and Alaska-Native
children. To help keep Native Americans safe, I have also proposed to
increase law enforcement personnel and improve law enforcement
facilities in American-Indian communities. My Administration will
continue to work on a government-to-government basis with tribal
governments, honor the principles of tribal sovereignty and the right to
self-determination, and help ensure America remains a land of promise
for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and all our citizens.
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 2006 as National
American Indian Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to commemorate
this month with appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
first.
GEORGE W. BUSH