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USDA Celebrates National Native American Heritage Awareness Month

Name
Ernie Watson
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City
Albuquerque, NM
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USDA Celebrates National Native American 
Heritage Awareness Month


ALBUQUERQUE, NM, November 12, 2021 – President Joseph R. Biden has declared the month of November as National Native American Heritage Month.

Leading the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Native American Heritage Month’s celebration, Secretary Tom Vilsack said, “This is an opportunity to remember our unique relationship with indigenous peoples and tribal nations, to gather and share common thoughts, to join forces in making positive change, to build and strengthen partnerships, and take-home new skills and ideas that can be used in the “every day.”  

USDA Rural Development State Director Patricia Dominguez added, “We are committed to provide the financial resources to create new businesses, build new homes, provide improved water and wastewater systems and to expand broadband to our Native communities.”

USDA announced the release of a document listing funding opportunities for infrastructure, economic development, and learning opportunities for Native American communities and entities. 
Click here to access this very informative set of documents.

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