Bill Text: CA SR58 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relative to Native American Heritage Month

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-08-27 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4914.) [SR58 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SR58-Enrolled.html

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BILL NUMBER: SR 58	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2014
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  FEBRUARY 19, 1950

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Walters

                        AUGUST 14, 2014

   Relative to Native American Heritage Month


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, Throughout our country's history, Native Americans have
played an important role in our culture and success; and
   WHEREAS, The Native American community has helped dramatically in
the preservation of tangible aspects of the heritage that has shaped
us as a people; and
   WHEREAS, In the State of California, a state rich with Native
American culture and history, we are fortunate to have students of
the Four Directions Education Organization involved in preserving
their Native American culture; and
   WHEREAS, Native Americans were the original inhabitants of the
land that now constitutes the United States; and
   WHEREAS, Native Americans traditionally have exhibited a respect
for the finiteness of natural resources through a reverence for the
earth; and
   WHEREAS, Native Americans have made distinct and important
contributions to the United States and the rest of the world in many
fields, including agriculture, medicine, music, language, and art;
and
   WHEREAS, Native Americans deserve to be recognized for their
individual contributions to the United States as local and national
leaders, artists, athletes, and scholars; and
   WHEREAS, This recognition will encourage self-esteem, pride, and
self-awareness in Native Americans of all ages; and
   WHEREAS, The Senate finds that it is important to celebrate the
role of Native American history in our community and the
contributions that have been made by dedicated members of this
culture; and
   WHEREAS, The Senate is honored to join all California residents in
celebrating Native American heritage during this month and
encourages the preservation of this extraordinary culture; and
   WHEREAS, November is a time when many Americans commemorate a
special time in the history of the United States when American
Indians and English settlers celebrated the bounty of their harvest
and the promise of new kinships; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
recognizes November 2014 as Native American Heritage Month; and be
it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.