HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3b. Native American Heritage Month Proclamation
WHEREAS, In 1990 Congress passed into law a resolution designating the month of
November as the first national Native American Heritage Month. This Native American
Heritage Month, the City of San Luis Obispo honors and celebrates the perseverance, rich
diversity, and excellence of Native and Indigenous people within our community and across
the nation; and
WHEREAS, To honor and celebrate, we first must recognize that Native and Indigenous
peoples were the original inhabitants of the lands that now constitute the United States and
that this country was founded on a painful history in which Native and Indigenous people
were colonized and oppressed by Federal policies of assimilation and discrimination; and
WHEREAS, Though the past cannot, and should not, be ignored, the City of San Luis Obispo
recommits to eliminating systemic racism and discrimination against all Indigenous Peoples
and to promote practices and policies that honor the City’s Indigenous roots, history, and
contributions past and present; and
WHEREAS City Hall resides on the ancestral homelands of the yak tit ʸu titʸu yak tiłhini
Northern Chumash Tribe, and the City of San Luis Obispo recognizes the incredible diversity
across the Indigenous communities for whom San Luis Obispo County is home; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I Erica A. Stewart, Mayor of the City of San Luis Obispo, on behalf of the
entire City Council, hereby proclaim the recognition of November as Native American
Heritage Month and urge all community members this month, and every month, to join me
in honoring our Native and Indigenous community and their beautiful and paramount
contributions to our City and throughout the Central Coast.
Native American Heritage Month
November 2022
November 15, 2022
Mayor Date