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PROCLAMATION: Nat• •
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November 1, 2022 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT
PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD -
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Native American Heritage Month 2022.pdf
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PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
November, 2021
WHEREAS, the history and culture of our great nation have been significantly influenced by Native
Americans and indigenous peoples; and
WHEREAS, the contributions of Native Americans have enhanced the freedom, prosperity, and
greatness of America today, and
WHEREAS, their customs and traditions are respected and celebrated as part of a rich legacy
throughout the United States; and
WHEREAS, Native American Awareness Week began in 1976 and recognition was expanded by
Congress and approved by President George Bush in August 1990, designating the month of
November as National Native American Heritage Month; and
WHEREAS, Mount Prospect sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of
Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Peoria and Ho Chunk, Miami and Sioux nations and was a site of trade,
travel, gathering and healing for more than a dozen other Native tribes; and
WHEREAS, in honor of National Native American Heritage Month, the Village of Mount Prospect
acknowledges and honors the original inhabitants of our community; land acknowledgement is a
crucial step towards working with native communities to secure meaningful partnerships and
inclusion in the stewardship and protection of their cultural resources and homelands.
NOW THEREFORE, I Paul Wm. Hoefert, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect, do hereby
proclaim November 2022 as
"National Native American Heritage Month"
in the Village of Mount Prospect and honor these ancestral grounds that we are collectively
gathered upon and support the resilience and strength that all indigenous people have shown
worldwide.
Paul Wm. Hoefert
Mayor
ATTEST:
Karen M. Agoranos
Village Clerk
Dated this 1St day of November, 2022
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