November is Native American Heritage Month, and information provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, notes that this is an annual observance that grew out of the annual "American Indian Day" established in 1916. Through the advocacy of Seneca, NY archaeologist Dr. Arthur Parker, New York became the first state to recognize the observance of the day.
On June 24 of this year, the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 turned 100 years old, but it would take until 1948 until it was legal for Native people to vote in all 50 states. At this critical time in our history, when every vote counts more than ever, SHDTC member Christie Reardon examines the history of voting rights for Native Americans and ways in which these rights that were finally granted decades ago remain under threat today.
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