November is Native American Heritage Month!

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina 

In 1990, President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November "National American Indian Heritage Month," but the history of celebrating Native American cultures dates back to the earl y1900s. The first recorded American Indian Day was celebrated in New York in 1916. Many states also choose to designate Columbus Day as Native American Day.

Indian Law is the body of law that focuses the status of Indian tribes and their special relationship to the federal government. It aims to address legal issues that affect indigenous peoples of the Americas, including the protection their land and environment, cultures and ways of life, and the achievement of sustainable economic development and self-government.

The law library has many great resources on Native American law and history. Check out our Federal Indian Law LibGuide and visit the book display in the library’s main lobby for more information about this exciting area of law.

http://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/about/index.html     

http://www.lumbeetribe.com/History_Culture/History_Culture%20Index.html

Written by Miss Endia Sowers