PRINTER'S NO. 4099

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 620 Session of 2002

        INTRODUCED BY MAJOR, PICKETT, FEESE, M. BAKER, NICKOL, ALLEN,
           ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BISHOP,
           BROOKS, CAPPELLI, CIVERA, L. I. COHEN, COLEMAN, COSTA, COY,
           CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DeLUCA, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO,
           DONATUCCI, EGOLF, J. EVANS, FICHTER, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GABIG,
           GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY,
           HESS, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, KAISER, KELLER, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER,
           LEH, LEWIS, MANN, McGILL, McILHATTAN, MELIO, MICOZZIE,
           R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR, PHILLIPS, PIPPY,
           READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR,
           SCAVELLO, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN, R. STEVENSON,
           E. Z. TAYLOR, WALKO, WATSON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, G. WRIGHT,
           B. SMITH, FREEMAN, BUNT AND CRUZ, JUNE 25, 2002

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           JUNE 25, 2002

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating August 2002 as "Native American Awareness Month" in
     2     Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, The Lenape are an indigenous people in this
     4  Commonwealth and were displaced from the eastern states to
     5  Indiana in the early 1800s; and
     6     WHEREAS, The Thunder Mountain Lenape is an organization of
     7  persons who share the Native American heritage of the Lenape;
     8  and
     9     WHEREAS, The United Nations celebrates August 9, 2002, as
    10  "Indigenous Peoples' Day"; and
    11     WHEREAS, Members of the Thunder Mountain Lenape join in the
    12  United Nations celebration by contributing their Totem Rhythms

     1  project to the displays at the United Nations headquarters in
     2  New York City; and
     3     WHEREAS, The Totem Rhythms project involves the creation of
     4  painted story poles in order to help participants in the project
     5  explore their personal stories, genealogy, group identity and
     6  heritage and reflects the culture of the indigenous peoples of
     7  this Commonwealth; and
     8     WHEREAS, The House of Representatives supports the United
     9  Nations effort to increase public awareness of indigenous
    10  peoples' cultural heritage and place in today's society;
    11  therefore be it
    12     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate August
    13  2002 as "Native American Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.












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