Volume XXIV, Number 1 January 16, 2004 HEADLINES Preschoolers Perform Christmas Play The Seminole Tribe of Florida's First Annual Toy Drive U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Honoring Native Americans Broward Days Reception Presents the Honorable Johnnie Byrd Ahfachkee Students Raise Funds Through Popsicle™ Sale Letters to the Editor Letter Archives Get the ENTIRE Seminole Tribune today! U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Honoring Native Americans By Shelley Marmor WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Oct. 24, the United States Senate unanimously passed two resolutions, one honoring all Native Americans and the other honoring Native American war veterans. Senate Resolution 239 designated November 7, 2003 as National Native American Veterans Day, and Senate Resolution 240 designated November 2003, as National American Indian Heritage Month. Colorado’s Senator Bill Nighthorse Campbell-R sponsored both of these resolutions. He is currently in his second Senatorial term, and the only American Indian Senator serving this country. According to Senator Campbell’s Press Secretary, Paul Moorehouse, next year another Senator will have to propose the same resolutions because these specific holidays only applied for 2003. He added that Senator Campbell will likely be the one to sponsor these same bills in 2004. Moorehouse said the same dates will be chosen for next year’s National Native American Veterans Day and National American Indian Heritage Month because theses dates have significance. “The week of Nov. 7 is a week to honor all military service members,” Moorehouse said. He added that honoring Native American veterans is important because more native people have served in the military than any other demographic. When considering the entire Native American population throughout history, statistics show that in every war up to the present day conflict in Iraq, more natives have served than any other group based on the total population. In addition to his work on this issue, Senator Campbell heads the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. He also serves as a member on four senate committees, including the Indian Affairs Committee, and the Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information on Senator Campbell, please visit his website at http://www.senate.gov/~campbell. Home · History · Culture · Tourism & Enterprises · Government · Services · Employment Copyright © MMIV Seminole Tribe of Florida 6300 Stirling Road Hollywood, Florida 33024 Phone: (800) 683-7800 URL: All questions/comments: tribune@semtribe.com Webmaster: webadmin@semtribe.com Web site maintained by Seminole Tribe of Florida