Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Mission:
Our mission is to build bridges of multicultural understanding by connecting people and resources in Central Minnesota.
Our vision is a welcoming, vibrant Saint Cloud community that embraces, respects and appreciates all races and cultures that arrive. That vision also includes new residents being connected with relevant and culturally sensitive resources.
Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month.
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose.
The first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor of New York. Several states celebrate the fourth Friday in September. In Illinois, for example, legislators enacted such a day in 1919. Presently, several states have designated Columbus Day as Native American Day, but it continues to be a day we observe without any recognition as a national legal holiday.
In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month." Similar proclamations, under variants on the name (including "Native American Heritage Month" and "National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month") have been issued each year since 1994.
Source: http://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov
For more information, visit
Smithsonian InstituteMulticultural Center of Central Minnesota
P.O.Box 2382
Saint Cloud, MN 56302
Email: mccmstcloud@gmail.com
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