Native American Heritage Month
Ft. Monroe, Virginia
2006

"Many Nations - One Warrior Serving Two Worlds"

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November is Native American Heritage Month!

Welcome to the Fort Monroe web site for Native American Heritage Month. We're glad you stopped by.
Please see all the wonderful events & performers that we have planned for this November.

The key note Observance will be held Thursday, 9 November from 1400 - 1530 at the Post Theater

First Warrior


 The First Warrior Project is an effort being undertaken by Mr. Jeffery A. Mitchell to document the images And legends of America’s forgotten war Veterans…
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Key Note Speaker
 Our Guest Speaker for this observance is Keith Heavyrunner. He will speak about the history of Native American service in our Armed Forces. 
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Red Crooked Sky
American Indian Dance Troupe

The Red Crooked Sky dance troupe is a collaborative mix of American Indians, each dedicated to educating ...
 

 

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Other Events for the month of November

Trip to Jamestown
Powhatan Indian Village
The Indians that the English encountered at Jamestown were the Powhatans, who lived in permanent villages and were ruled by a paramount chief.  Explore the day-to-day life of the Powhatans and the ways they used their environment.
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Rich-Heape Films
 Will be presented on the Ft. Monroe Command Channel during the month of November. The Casemate Museum will showcase "Trail of Tears" and "Walela in concert" during lunch time....
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Movies

The Spirit of Crazy Horse
 "The heart of everything that is." These are the words which the Sioux Indians use to describe their ancestral homeland, the Black Hills of South Dakota.

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  Books

First to Fight
In 1945 Henry Mihesuah, a Comanche from Duncan, Oklahoma, joined the Marines at the urging of a friend.  Not someone to tolerate those who "ran Indians down," Henry Mihesuah decided to confront his Gunnery Sergeant ...

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  Links

Cultural / Pow Wow info

Tip of the Feather

POW WOWs.com

Vicky Littleleaf

Native Links

NATV

Rich Heape Films

Native Culture Link

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