Please join the iSJSU School as we honor and celebrate the accomplishments of members of our Indigenous community during Native American Heritage Month.
Native American heritage was first officially recognized by the United States government in 1986 as “Native American Indian Heritage Week” after Congress passed SJ Resolution 390. Four years later, the week-long celebration became a National Heritage Month celebrated in November. Subsequently, the resolution that was previously referred to as “American Indian National Heritage Month” or “American Indian Month” has since been amended in 2008 to include the Alaska Native Celebration, now called “American Indian National Heritage Month.” (The source:
United States Senate)
Registration Information
Join us on Tuesday, November 29, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT, for our EDI Symposium,”Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: History, Culture and Experience.”
Register here for this free event:
https://sjsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w63X_R2uTdChkRkUUMkNvA
About the panel
Melissa Stoner
Melissa is Navajo/Diné and grew up in the Navajo Nation in Shiprock, NM. Melissa is a graduate of UNLV, BS Criminal Justice, and worked as a domestic violence victim advocate for 5 years in Las Vegas. While studying for her MLIS at SJSU, Melissa was hired as the Digital Projects Librarian for the Nevada State College Library. Later, UNLV hired her as a project manager for the National Historical Journal Project. She focuses on the practices of digitizing historical and ethnographic documents that contain culturally sensitive information and/or restricted tribal knowledge.
Learn more
Below are some additional resources and organizations working to uplift Native American communities: