    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9818 of October 31, 2018

    National Native American Heritage Month, 2018

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    During National Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate the legacy
    of the first people to call this land home. America's Native Americans
    have fortified our country with their traditions and values, making
    tremendous contributions to every aspect of our national life. We remain
    committed to preserving and protecting Native American cultures,
    languages, and history, while ensuring prosperity and opportunity for
    all Native Americans.
    American Indians and Alaska Natives are both important components of the
    American mosaic. Native Americans are business owners creating good jobs
    for American workers, teachers educating our children, first responders
    assisting neighbors in need, and leaders serving their communities. This
    month, we especially recognize the immeasurable contribution of American
    Indians and Alaska Natives who serve in the Armed Forces at five times
    the national average. We also acknowledge the many American Indians and
    Alaska Natives who are members of Federal, State, local, and tribal law
    enforcement and who sacrifice their safety for the security of all.
    My Administration is committed to the sovereignty of Indian nations--
    including the rights of self-determination and self-governance--and
    ensuring economic opportunity from Window Rock in Arizona to the Badger-
    Two Medicine region in Montana. By engaging with tribal leaders as
    representatives of sovereign nations, my Administration is working to
    find effective solutions to pernicious challenges, such as generational
    poverty. Our partnership is furthering economic development and
    advancing needed reforms.
    My Administration has also embraced all Federal agencies--especially the
    Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and the Bureau of
    Indian Education--to improve the quality of services delivered to
    American Indian and Alaska Native communities. We are combating the
    destructive opioid epidemic, confronting human trafficking and violent
    crime, expanding educational opportunity, increasing collaborative
    homeland security approaches to border security, and improving
    infrastructure throughout Indian country.
    Earlier this year, I was pleased to sign into law legislation giving
    Federal recognition to six American Indian Tribes. The formal
    recognition of these sovereign governments is a symbol of our ongoing
    effort to restore self-governance and economic vitality to Native
    American peoples, and we welcome these tribes into America's family of
    sovereign nations.
    Our Nation is proud of and grateful for its Native American heritage and
    traditions, including a history of innovation and entrepreneurship. The
    essential contributions of Native Americans continue to strengthen our
    American family and brighten our future together. This month, I
    encourage all Americans to learn more about American Indian and Alaska
    Native cultures as we celebrate and honor the many Native peoples who
    have given so much to our great Nation.

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    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2018 as
    National Native American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to
    commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities and to
    celebrate November 23, 2018, as Native American Heritage Day.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
    October, in the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    third.
    DONALD J. TRUMP