Celebrate and learn about Native American heritage

November is Native American Heritage Month, something that ought to receive more public attention in this area given our many ties to Native American culture.

Native American Heritage Month began as American Indian Day in 1912 when Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian and director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Rochester, N.Y., successfully persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside one day for the “First Americans,” which they did for three years. In 1916, the state of New York proclaimed the second Saturday in May as American Indian Day, with other states marking the observance...