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Nov: National American Indian Heritage Month

Prepared by Dawn W. Smith
Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
celebrates and recognizes the accomplishments of the original in-
habitants, explorers, and settlers of the United States.

This presentation reviews the historical milestones that led to
the establishment of National American Indian Heritage Month,
covers various aspects of American Indian and Alaska Native life,
and honors the contributions of our Native Service Members.

The Society of American Indian Government Employees has
chosen this year’s theme, Growing Native Leaders: Enhancing
Our Seven Generations.

During World War II, more than 44,000 American Indians—
out of a total American Indian population of less than 350,000—
served with distinction between 1941 and 1945 in both Europe-
an and Pacific theaters of war. Collectively, American Indians
service members earned at least 71 Air Medals, 51 Silver Stars,
47 Bronze Stars, 34 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and two Con-
gressional Medals of Honor.

Alaska Natives were a significant presence on the Alaska
Combat Intelligence Detachment. This outfit was the first ashore
on each island occupied by Allied forces in the Aleutian Cam-
paign. They also served in the Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG), a
military reserve force component of the U.S. Army. Organized in
1942, 6,368 volunteers—who served without pay—were enrolled
from 107 communities throughout Alaska.

Battle-experienced American Indian troops from World War II
were joined by newly-recruited American Indians to fight Com-
munist aggression during the Korean conflict.

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