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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
December 2, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Conley, B. Meyers, Andraca,
Baldeh, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Considine, Doyle,
Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hong, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer,
Pope, Shankland, Shelton, Snodgrass, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck,
S. Rodriguez, Vruwink, Vining, Ohnstad and Tusler, cosponsored by
Senators Bewley, Agard, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff,
Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Ringhand. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR101,1,1 1Relating to: recognizing November as Native American Heritage Month.
AJR101,1,42 Whereas, November is designated National Native American Heritage Month
3to recognize the rich history, culture, tradition, and contributions of the country's
4Indigenous population; and
AJR101,1,95 Whereas, Congress requested that President George H.W. Bush designate
6November as National Native American Heritage Month in 1990, and Presidents
7Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joseph Biden have
8all issued annual proclamations designating November as National Native
9American Heritage Month; and
AJR101,2,310 Whereas, the state of Wisconsin consists of the land of 11 federally recognized
11American Indian nations and tribal communities: Bad River Band of the Lake
12Superior Tribe of Chippewa, Forest County Potawatomi Community, Ho-Chunk
13Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin,
14Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Menominee Indian
15Tribe of Wisconsin, Oneida Nation, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

1Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Saint Croix Chippewa Indians of
2Wisconsin, Stockbridge-Munsee Community, and other tribes that are not federally
3recognized; and
AJR101,2,74 Whereas, the Wisconsin State Legislature recognizes that the State Capitol
5occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land; the Ho-Chunk people are known as the People
6of the Sacred Voice and resided on these lands until being forcibly removed by state
7government in the 1830s following the Indian Removal Act of 1830; and
AJR101,2,98 Whereas, Native Americans shaped our nation and state long before each was
9founded, including being a primary example for the ideals of our government; and
AJR101,2,1310 Whereas, the American Indian nations in Wisconsin are among the greatest
11assets of the State of Wisconsin and provide vital economic impact in the State of
12Wisconsin as the largest employers in the vast majority of counties in which their
13communities reside; and
AJR101,2,1814 Whereas, when faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Indian
15leaders in Wisconsin rose to the challenge, took an aggressive approach to keeping
16their communities safe, and did what was necessary to protect their most valuable
17and vulnerable resources—their tribal members and their neighbors within tribal
18communities and their surrounding communities; and
AJR101,2,1919 Whereas, Wisconsin is rich in American Indian tradition and culture; and
AJR101,2,2320 Whereas, to better educate youth about Wisconsin's American Indian culture,
212021 Wisconsin Act 31 requires all Wisconsin public schools to provide instruction
22in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the 11 federally recognized American
23Indian nations and tribal communities in Wisconsin; and
AJR101,2,2524 Whereas, out of respect for and to honor the Native Americans and Alaska
25Natives in Wisconsin and the United States; now, therefore, be it
AJR101,3,2
1Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
2Legislature recognizes November as Native American Heritage Month.
AJR101,3,33 (End)
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