Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AJR97 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 97
5	5	November 27, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives CONLEY, VINING, MURSAU, C.
6	6	ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA, BARE, BILLINGS, CLANCY, CONSIDINE, DRAKE,
7	7	EMERSON, GOYKE, GUSTAFSON, HONG, JACOBSON, JOERS, S. JOHNSON, MADISON,
8	8	MOORE OMOKUNDE, NEUBAUER, O'CONNOR, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, RATCLIFF,
9	9	RIEMER, SHANKLAND, SHELTON, SINICKI, STUBBS and TITTL, cosponsored by
10	10	Senators SMITH, AGARD, CABRAL-GUEVARA, CARPENTER, FELZKOWSKI,
11	11	HESSELBEIN, LARSON, ROYS and SPREITZER. Referred to Committee on Rules.
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13	13	Relating to: recognizing November as Native American Heritage Month.
14	14	Whereas, November is designated National Native American Heritage Month
15	15	to recognize the rich history, culture, tradition, and contributions of the country's
16	16	Indigenous population; and
17	17	Whereas, Congress requested that President George H.W. Bush designate
18	18	November as National Native American Heritage Month in 1990, and Presidents
19	19	Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joseph Biden have
20	20	all issued annual proclamations designating November as National Native
21	21	American Heritage Month; and
22	22	Whereas, the state of Wisconsin consists of the land of 11 federally recognized
23	23	American Indian nations and tribal communities: Bad River Band of the Lake
24	24	Superior Tribe of Chippewa, Forest County Potawatomi Community, Ho-Chunk
25	25	Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin,
26	26	Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Menominee Indian
27	27	Tribe of Wisconsin, Oneida Nation, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
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46	46	Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community , Saint Croix Chippewa Indians of
47	47	Wisconsin, Stockbridge-Munsee Community, and other tribes that are not federally
48	48	recognized; and
49	49	Whereas, the Wisconsin State Legislature recognizes that the State Capitol
50	50	occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land; the Ho-Chunk people are known as the People
51	51	of the Sacred Voice and resided on these lands until being forcibly removed by the
52	52	federal government in the 1830s following the Indian Removal Act of 1830; and
53	53	Whereas, the Wisconsin State Legislature recognizes that the Menominee
54	54	Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, having no migration story, are the original people of this
55	55	land since time immemorial; and
56	56	Whereas, Native Americans shaped our nation and state long before each was
57	57	founded, including being a primary example for the ideals of our government; and
58	58	Whereas, the American Indian nations in Wisconsin are among the greatest
59	59	assets of the State of Wisconsin and provide vital economic impact in the State of
60	60	Wisconsin as the largest employers in the vast majority of counties in which their
61	61	communities reside; and
62	62	Whereas, when faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Indian
63	63	leaders in Wisconsin rose to the challenge, took an aggressive approach to keeping
64	64	their communities safe, and did what was necessary to protect their most valuable
65	65	and vulnerable resources—their tribal members and their neighbors within tribal
66	66	communities and their surrounding communities; and
67	67	Whereas, Wisconsin is rich in American Indian tradition and culture; and
68	68	Whereas, to better educate youth about Wisconsin's American Indian culture,
69	69	2021 Wisconsin Act 31 requires all Wisconsin public schools to provide instruction
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97	97	in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the 11 federally recognized American
98	98	Indian nations and tribal communities in Wisconsin; and
99	99	Whereas, out of respect for, to honor, and to recognize the invaluable actions and
100	100	contributions made by the Native Americans and Alaska Natives in Wisconsin and
101	101	the United States; now, therefore, be it
102	102	Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
103	103	Legislature recognizes November as Native American Heritage Month.
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