National Native American Heritage Month, 2021

This proclamation designates November 2021 as National Native American Heritage Month and November 26, 2021 as Native American Heritage Day. It celebrates Native American contributions, acknowledges historical inequities and federal policy failures, and highlights the Biden Administration's commitments to tribal sovereignty, consultation, and funding through the American Rescue Plan and infrastructure legislation.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 60545

Impact dates

Nov 26, 2021
Native American Heritage Day
Nov 1, 2021
National Native American Heritage Month begins

Key directives

Proclaim November 2021 as National Native American Heritage Month
Proclaim November 26, 2021 as Native American Heritage Day
Urge all Americans and elected representatives to observe with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

November 2021 designated as National Native American Heritage Month
November 26, 2021 designated as Native American Heritage Day

Near term (90d)

Urged observation of Heritage Month with programs, ceremonies, and activities through November 2021

Long term

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Risks & tensions

References to prior administration actions (restarting White House Council on Native American Affairs, 'first week' memorandum) are retrospective narrative, not operative policy changes in this document
Substantive policy claims about American Rescue Plan and infrastructure funding are descriptive of past/ongoing legislative actions, not directives in this proclamation