[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