SENATE MEMORIAL 33

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2019

INTRODUCED BY

John Pinto

A MEMORIAL

DECLARING FEBRUARY 1, 2019 "AMERICAN INDIAN DAY" IN THE SENATE.

     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

     WHEREAS, decades ago, the state of New Mexico in its wisdom set apart a day each year, to be known as "American Indian Day", in recognition of the many contributions of Native Americans to the economic and cultural heritage of all the citizens of the United States; and

     WHEREAS, the legislature takes great care to recognize and support the immeasurable contributions that Native American people have made to make New Mexico great; and

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

     WHEREAS, Native Americans are the original inhabitants of this state and have overcome great devastation and misfortune; and

     WHEREAS, the experiences of Native Americans in 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 Indian Day" in the senate; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the secretary of Indian affairs and the governor of New Mexico.

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