FRIENDS OF THE THE AMERICAN INDIAN GRADUATE PROGRAM AT UC BERKELEY CELEBRATES HERITAGE MONTH

Greetings Friends of the American Indian Graduate Program at UC Berkeley!
I hope you have a spooky and fun Halloween!!!!


AIGP is selling tickets on sale for a fry bread lunch next week on November 4th!
See info below! I will be traveling the rest of the week, but you can call AIGP and tell my assistant Cindy to save you a ticket. (510-642-3228) I need to sell 16 more tickets!
Please help and come have some fun!
Have a super rest of the day!
Carmen


November is National American Indian Heritage Month ** Join the Native American Staff Council in a luncheon and program (Food
Catered by Cal Catering)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
12:00 (Noon) until 2:00 pm
RSSP, Residence Hall - Unit 3
Central Building (2400 Durant)
All Purpose Room, Lower Level
Tickets: $10.00 (Contact Jackie Blossom-Garcia, blossom@berkeley.edu;
2-8241)
or see other staff on attached flyer to reserve a ticket)
Everyone welcome: Staff, Students and Faculty

* Enjoy delicious Indian tacos, frybread, strawberry shortcake and
other dishes
* View Native American Timeline & Posters
* Learn about other campus and local current events scheduled during
November
* Raffle drawing

After nearly a century of advocacy National American Indian Heritage
Month was first recognized through
joint resolution by Congress in 1990. Now recognized annually,
November is a time to learn more about
the history, heritage and contributions of Native American (American
Indians) to the past and to the future.
This is a time to honor and recognize the original people of this land.
Throughout history, Native people
have been an integral part of the American character. Against the
odds, America's first people had
endured, and yet they remain a vital cultural, political, social and
moral presence.

Tribal America has brought to this great country certain values and
ideas that have become ingrained in
the American spirit: the knowledge that humans can thrive and prosper
without destroying the natural
environment; the understanding that people from very different
backgrounds, cultures, religions, and traditions
can come together to build a great country; and the awareness that
diversity can be a source of strength
rather than division.


"We will be known forever by the tracks we
leave."~Dakota