SM 33 — "AMERICAN INDIAN DAY"

SENATE MEMORIAL 33 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY John Pinto 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL DECLARING FEBRUARY 1, 2019 "AMERICAN INDIAN DAY" IN THE SENATE.

135 WHEREAS, New Mexico is home to twenty-three sovereign Native American nations, tribes and pueblos, whose people are citizens of both New Mexico and their sovereign nations, tribes and pueblos;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, decades ago, the state of New Mexico in its w l n d 18 wisdom set apart a day each year, to be known as "American = = 19 a l Indian Day", in recognition of the many contributions of Native i a e r 20 Americans to the economic and cultural heritage of all the a t m m 21 citizens of the United States;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, the legislature takes great care to recognize and c e s k 23 support the immeasurable contributions that Native American e a n b 24 people have made to make New Mexico great;

and u [ WHEREAS, contemporary life in New Mexico is deeply .212949.1 enriched by cultural, artistic, economic, social, religious and political aspects of its Native American people and communities;

6 and SM 33 WHEREAS, the experiences of Native Americans in Page 1 New Mexico provide substantial enrichment to the state and are worthy of great esteem;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 1, 2019 be declared "American 12 Indian Day" in the senate;

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