Native American Heritage Month
The State of Maryland officially proclaimed the month of November as Indian Heritage Month to celebrate the rich ancestry of American Indians and to recognize their many contributions to Maryland's history.
During this month, the Maryland Commission on American Indian Affairs held many cultural events along with celebrating Maryland's first Native American Heritage Day in Annapolis.
Native American Heritage Day, November 28, 2008
On November 28, 2008 the State of Maryland celebrated the first ever Native American Heritage Day. Secretary of State John P. McDonough, Delegate Talmadge Branch, the Commission, and other members of both the Native American and non-Native community came together to celebrate this historical day.
Education 77
Throughout the month of November, Baltimore City Public School's tv station aired a special focused on Native American Heritage Month celebrations.
Native American Heritage Month Documentary
Joint Commission Meetion
In early December the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs participated in the Annual Joint Commission Meeting for the Governor's Commissions. The MCIA was excited to share their accomplishments with the Governor and other Commissions along with celebrating the success of the first Native American Heritage Day in Maryland.
Commission News
- Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs Releases its 2008 Annual Report
- American Indian Heritage Month Kicks Off
- 2010 AmeriCorps Grant Funding Call for Peer Reviewers
- O'Malley-Brown: Putting Our Families and Kids First
- Native-Focused Stimulus Funding - The American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- 2009 American Indian Pow-Wows
- Harvard University Provides New Tuition Opportunities for Low-Income Students
- Internship Opportunities Through GOCI
Community Forum
- November 12-15: Piscataway Indian Nation: Feast of the Dead Ceremony
- November 9: Native American Storytelling and Oral Tradition
- November 5: Miniority Communities Empowerment Project: Community Health Forum
- October 24 -25: Hawk of Winter Pow Wow
- October 17 - 18: Fifteenth Annual American Indian Fall Festival & Pau Wau
- October 1: Baltimore American Indian Center - Community Meeting
- September 19 - 20: 17th Annual Native American Festival Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians
- Harvard University Native American Program Opportunities
- Previous Events