American Community Survey: Facts for Features - American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month - November 2021
October 05, 2021
October 05, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey issued the following news release:
The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. The event culminated an effort by Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfeet Nation who rode across the nation on horseback seeking approval from 24 state governments to have a day to honor American Indians.
In 1990, more than seven decades later, then-President George H.W. Bush signed a join . . .
The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. The event culminated an effort by Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfeet Nation who rode across the nation on horseback seeking approval from 24 state governments to have a day to honor American Indians.
In 1990, more than seven decades later, then-President George H.W. Bush signed a join . . .