To celebrate American Indian Heritage with educational programs of Native American history, culture, social contributions, traditions, and cultural preservation; to promote and advance understanding of values and respect of American Indian culture; and the celebration of the rich history, culture, and contributions.
Support for the 2023 - 2024 programs; To advocate for racial equity and removal of school mascots that are caricatures of Native Americans, Honor our elders and ancestors and respect the trauma of their lives, and address the responsibility of our DNA to be Water and Land Protectors. Water is Life and we need to honor Mother Earth to address climate change, preserve the rivers and build a space for Ecologists to learn the craft to heal Mother Earth.
Build an American Indian cultural center in the Downtown Dallas / North Texas Region.
The American Indian Heritage Day in Texas started with the simple words of change. "It is inappropriate for American Indian children to celebrate a day honoring a person for discovering a nation of people." Peggy & Larry Larney - Founder
Our Equity is the grass root movement to develop a voice by creating a State Law in the State of Texas called "American Indian Heritage Day" which we celebrate on the last Friday in September. Our platform honors our ancestors from Genocide to be survivors to bring awareness, address the crisis from historical trauma, and correct history that American Indians have been erased from history. Our Cultural Preservation / Equity Lens crosses education, art, social awareness, land acknowledgment, land protectors, water protectors, and platforms to rewrite the history of truth.
Organization name
American Indian Heritage Day in Texas
Causes
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Racial Equity, Human Rights, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
1008 Sherman Drive