American Indian Heritage Month

November is American Indian Heritage Month.

The artist that painted this year's poster for NRCS is LaDon Smith of Boswell, Oklahoma. LaDon stated "I am proud to be of Choctaw descent and happy to be part of a poster contest that reflects a subject very important to me and has meaning to all of us. There must be a combined effort by all to help preserve and protect our natural resources for others who will follow us. I am concerned about pollution of our earth and water. There cannot be enough done to make others aware of this need."

• President's National American Indian Heritage Month 2006 Proclamation
• Letter from NRCS Chief, Arlen Lancaster
• Traditional Foods
• A Brief History of American Indian Heritage Month
• Plants Culturally Significant to Native Americans

The following websites are some that offer more information about Native languages:

• Vocabulary Words in the Algonquian Language Family - Native Language Comparison Chart (Native Languages of the Americas website)
• Native American Sign Language by William Tomkins (Boys Scouts website)
• Online Interactive Crow Language Program (Yellowstone Western Heritage Museum’s American Indian Tribal Histories Project website)

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