PRINTER'S NO. 3794

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 709 Session of 2004

        INTRODUCED BY REED, ADOLPH, ALLEN, ARGALL, BAKER, BALDWIN,
           BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BUNT,
           CAPPELLI, CAUSER, COLEMAN, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON,
           CRUZ, CURRY, DALEY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO,
           DONATUCCI, D. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FEESE, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
           GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
           HARHAI, HARHART, HARPER, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY,
           JAMES, KELLER, KILLION, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ,
           LEWIS, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McGILL, McILHATTAN,
           MUNDY, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRI, PHILLIPS,
           PICKETT, PISTELLA, RAYMOND, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROBERTS,
           ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO,
           B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, T. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
           TURZAI, WALKO, WATSON, WEBER, WHEATLEY, WOJNAROSKI AND
           YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 20, 2004

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           APRIL 20, 2004

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating August 2004 as "Native American Awareness Month" in
     2     Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, The Lenape (Delaware) are an indigenous people in
     4  this 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 Thunder Mountain Lenape has been active in their
    10  community interpreting their traditions, heritage and culture
    11  regionally, Statewide and internationally, including exhibits of

     1  art at the United Nations; and
     2     WHEREAS, The Thunder Mountain Lenape holds a Native American
     3  Festival in August; and
     4     WHEREAS, The United Nations celebrates August 9 of each year
     5  as "Indigenous Peoples' Day"; and
     6     WHEREAS, The House of Representatives supports the United
     7  Nations' effort to increase public awareness of indigenous
     8  peoples' cultural heritage and place in today's society;
     9  therefore be it
    10     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate August
    11  2004 as "Native American Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.













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