BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Declaring November 2021 as National Native American Heritage Month.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt the RESOLUTION DECLARING NOVEMBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 30, 2021, AS NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
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SUMMARY:
The Office of Racial, Equity Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) recommends that the Board formally acknowledge and declare November 2021 as National Native American Heritage Month, which is a federal designation.
The federal government first declared Native American Heritage week in 1986. However, since 1995, the federal government has issued a proclamation declaring November as Native American Heritage Month.
Each year, Americans observe National Native American Heritage Month during the month of November to recognize the significant contributions the first Americans had and continue to make in the formation and development of the United States. The adoption of a resolution will allow Santa Clara Valley Water District to align itself with nationwide efforts to formally recognize November as Native American Heritage Month to acknowledge and honor the contributions of the first native inhabitants of what is now the United States of America.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact associated with this item.
CEQA:
The recommended action does not constitute a project under CEQA because it does not have the potential for resulting in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Resolution
UNCLASSIFIED MANAGER:
Manager
Marta Lugo, 408-630-2237