PRINTER'S NO. 1908

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 218 Session of 2001

        INTRODUCED BY MAJOR, FEESE, CAPPELLI, PICKETT, ARMSTRONG, BARD,
           BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE,
           CALTAGIRONE, CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY, CREIGHTON, DAILEY, DALLY,
           DeLUCA, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, D. EVANS, FICHTER, FORCIER,
           FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART,
           HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KELLER,
           LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LEWIS, LUCYK, MANDERINO, MANN,
           MARSICO, McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY, McNAUGHTON, MELIO,
           R. MILLER, MUNDY, PALLONE, PETRARCA, PIPPY, PISTELLA,
           RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR,
           SCHULER, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SURRA,
           TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, WALKO,
           WASHINGTON, WATSON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD,
           CAPPABIANCA, CAWLEY, CLARK, L. I. COHEN, COLAFELLA, COLEMAN
           AND STEELMAN, MAY 9, 2001

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           MAY 9, 2001

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating August 2001 as "Native American Awareness Month" in
     2     Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, The Lenape are an indigenous people in this
     4  Commonwealth and were displaced from the eastern states to
     5  Indiana in the early 1800s; and
     6     WHEREAS, The Thunder Mountain Lenape is an organization of
     7  persons who share the Native American heritage of the Lenape;
     8  and
     9     WHEREAS, The United Nations celebrates August 9, 2001, as
    10  "Indigenous Peoples' Day"; and
    11     WHEREAS, Members of the Thunder Mountain Lenape join in the

     1  United Nations celebration by contributing their Totem Rhythms
     2  project to the displays at the United Nations headquarters in
     3  New York City during July and August, 2001; and
     4     WHEREAS, The Totem Rhythms project involves the creation of
     5  painted story poles in order to help participants in the project
     6  explore their personal stories, genealogy, group identity and
     7  heritage and reflects the culture of the indigenous peoples of
     8  this Commonwealth; and
     9     WHEREAS, The House of Representatives supports the United
    10  Nations effort to increase public awareness of indigenous
    11  peoples' cultural heritage and place in today's society;
    12  therefore be it
    13     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate August
    14  2001 as "Native American Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.











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