National Native American Heritage Month, 2020

Proclamation 10113 of October 30, 2020

National Native American Heritage Month, 2020

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

During National Native American Heritage Month, we
honor the storied legacy of American Indians and Alaska
Natives in our Nation. Their cherished legacy, rich
cultures, and heroic history of military service
inspire us all. This month, as we recommit to
supporting Native American Tribes and people, we
resolve to work side-by-side with their leaders to
secure stronger, safer communities and preserve their
sacred heritage for future generations.

In recognition of the importance of Indian Country to
the cultural identity of our Nation and the strength of
our economy, my Administration has taken unprecedented
action to promote the health and wellbeing of Native
American communities. In response to the coronavirus
pandemic, we secured the largest investment in Indian
Country in our Nation's history, providing $8 billion
in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act funding to ensure Native American
communities have the resources they need to combat the
virus. In August, I signed into law the Great American
Outdoors Act, the largest conservation effort in a
generation, which includes up to $475 million in
guaranteed funding over the next 5 years to improve
American Indian school infrastructure. I recently
secured the return from Finland of a number of cultural
artifacts and human remains originating from Native
American Tribes in the Mesa Verde region, and I will
continue to work to identify Native American artifacts
wrongfully taken abroad and will work with Tribal
partners to bring them home. And we are continuing to
work alongside Native American leaders to combat crime
and violence through important initiatives like
Operation Lady Justice, addressing the long-ignored
tragedy of missing and murdered American Indians and
Alaska Natives.

To further our commitment to Native American
communities, my Administration recently released our
policy vision for Indian Country entitled ``Putting
America's First Peoples First--Forgotten No More!''
This comprehensive plan protects Tribal sovereignty and
economic self-determination while also promoting public
safety, providing for high-quality education, and
delivering lasting solutions to long-unresolved
healthcare challenges in Indian Country. Through
concrete actions like my Administration's reform of
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations,
we are helping increase access to water, broadband,
electric, and other utility infrastructure in Indian
Country. Working with Tribal leaders, we are creating
investment opportunities in Native American
communities, building on their storied traditions while
looking toward a shared future of prosperity and
cooperation.

Native Americans play a critical role in the health and
vitality of our great Nation. During National Native
American Heritage Month, we honor their vibrant
cultures. As business owners, artists, teachers,
writers, courageous members of our Armed Forces, and so
much more, their contributions to our society are cause
for celebration and appreciation by all Americans. This
month, as we honor the heritage of Native American
Tribes and people, we resolve to support their legacy
and communities for generations to come.

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 2020 as National Native American Heritage
Month. I call upon all Americans to commemorate this
month with appropriate programs and activities and to
celebrate November 27, 2020, as Native American
Heritage Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.