National Walkout

National Work Walkout Day Called in Support of Native American Day

Posted by Senior Editor on 2005/3/7 16:22:44

"Why shouldn't Native Americans have a national holiday in their true home land?  We have national holidays for most all other groups of people in America.  If the federal government is going to have national holidays then one of them should honor the first Americans on this land now called America." Said Mike Graham, founder of United Native America.

Somehow and for what ever reasons our federal government has not seen fit to bring about a national holiday for Native Americans. When you look at the federal government's national holiday list you will see it covers a wide range of events and people.

If a group like United Native America and others have a say on this issue there will be a national Native American Day.  For over fifteen years Indian groups have been trying to persuade federal representatives to introduce legislation on this issue. It has now paid off.  There is a house resolution before the U.S. Congress calling for the National Day, House Resolution H. RES.76.

At this time the holiday resolution is before the House Resources Committee. It will need around eighty congressmen signed on before the resolution can come out of the committee, then it will go before another committees or to the full Congress for a vote.

One would think this holiday would be a slam dunk for our government to enact. Not so!  When the holiday resolution was before the last Congress, only 25 congressmen signed on.  The holiday resolution had to be reintroduced in the new 2005 Congress this year.  At this time seven congressmen have signed on.

United Native America is calling on the federal government to reevaluate it's national holiday list.  It should include Native American Day, not exclude it.  Over the years Congress has made many changes to it's holiday list.  They have dropped some and added others.  Congress has even changed the dates of holidays.

With the government to government relationship Indian Nations have with the federal government it is past time for this great country of ours to bring about national Native American Day.  Native Americans should not be written out of America's history.  "Our nation's history started with them." Said Graham.

Our federal government admits that the fundamental principles of freedom of speech, separation of government powers and federalism came from the American Indian Nation's style of government. This point is also stated in the Native American Day resolution H.RES.76.
"People of all ethnic groups and racial groups around the world have signed United Native America's on line holiday petition. Our federal government should take notice and step up to the plate and do the right thing by enacting Native American Day." Said Graham.

United Native America supports Danielle Willmottt's call for a National Work Walkout on April 11th 2005 at 3:00pm ET.   "All workers should walk out of their work place and go onto the sidewalks for fifteen minutes to show support for Native American Day.  Wear a red ribbon.  This event will be happening all across America, so let all your friends know about it.  Post a notice of the event on your work place bulletin board." said Danielle.

For more information on the "National Work Walkout Event" use contact information below.

">www.ItIsTime.us
Email contact: ddw5@u.washington.edu

Contact your US Congressmen.  Ask them to add their name as a co-sponsor of H.RES.167
">http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml

For information on the National Holiday issue and other Native American issues go to:
">www.UnitedNativeAmerica.com