THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY REED, GROVE, BAKER, BARRAR, BOYD, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, EVERETT, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, HAHN, HARHAI, HARHART, HEFFLEY, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, JAMES, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, MACKENZIE, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURT, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PARKER, PAYTON, PICKETT, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, ROCK, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHMOTZER, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHEATLEY AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 5, 2012

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 5, 2012  

A RESOLUTION

Designating August 2012 as "Native American Awareness Month" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The Lenape (Delaware) are an indigenous people in

this Commonwealth and were displaced from the eastern states to

Indiana in the early 1800s; and

WHEREAS, The Thunder Mountain Lenape is an organization of

persons who share the Native American heritage of the Lenape;

and

WHEREAS, The Thunder Mountain Lenape has been active in their

community interpreting their traditions, heritage and culture

regionally, Statewide and internationally, including exhibits of

art at the United Nations; and

WHEREAS, The Thunder Mountain Lenape holds a Native American

Festival in August; and

WHEREAS, The United Nations celebrates August 9 of each year

as "Indigenous Peoples' Day"; and

WHEREAS, The House of Representatives supports the United

Nations' effort to increase public awareness of indigenous

peoples' cultural heritage and place in today's society;

therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate August

2012 as "Native American Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.