To celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, the culinary crew at Platte Valley Youth Services Center created this meal, consisting of Three Sisters soup, corn succotash, Native American wild rice, blueberry cream cheese tea cake, and Native American fried tortilla sundaes.
Native American tribal names are an important part of Texas’ multilingual history. Most tribes refer to themselves as “the people” in their own language; some names come from another tribe’s language, or a Spanish or French word from the colonial era. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
SFC BigMan served 2 tours in Iraq & founded the 1st🥇 all Native American Women Color Guard (NAWW).
The NAWW brings recognition to all women veterans🪖 & their contributions to the military🇺🇸
#WomenOfTheArmyWednesday#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
“A warrior's task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who can not provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity.”
— Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota, 1831-1890
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth#Indigenous
Raquel Redhouse is a member of the Navajo (Diné) Nation & @NASAAmes technical manager contributing to our exploration of space. Her message to those wanting to reach for the stars?
💫 You can do it!
Get to know Raquel this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth: go.nasa.gov/3k3oxUz
“Native Americans in general have our own stories to tell about the stars..."
Elizabeth Apala, a member of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, studies the cosmos and works to increase opportunities for minorities at NASA: go.nasa.gov/3wMV3jd#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
This is the Sumerian tablet of Chief Joseph's that Vine Deloria Jr. mentioned in "Red Earth, White Lies". It's a receipt for a livestock trade and mentions a festival.
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
This retired Naval Aviator and former NASA astronaut became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space; to honor his Chickasaw heritage, he carried the Chickasaw Nation flag during his 13-day journey to space. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth