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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

Population Snapshot

• From 2010 to 2020, the American Indian and Alaska Native population in combination increased by 160%.
• As of 2022, there are 324 federally recognized American Indian reservations in the U.S.
• Currently, there are 574 federally recognized AI/AN tribes, and several tribes are recognized at the individual state level.

Native American Heritage Month, observed every November in the United States, celebrates the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN).

Through its demonstration grants, OMH continues to invest in AI/AN-focused projects and organizations, including:

This Native American Heritage Month, OMH will:

• Bring awareness to its policies, practices, programs, and practices aimed at advancing health equity for AI/AN populations.
• Provide information on key AI/AN health topics and the socio-economic factors, or social determinants of health (SDOH), that contribute to health disparities in AI/AN communities.
• Share resources from federal and non-federal partners to help build healthier and stronger AI/AN communities.

Visit the OMH Knowledge Center online catalog for publications and resources that analyze overall health disparities existing within the AI/AN community.

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Create your own Native American Heritage Month graphic with OMH’s template!

Use OMH’s template for your Native American Heritage Month webinars and presentation!

Access federal and non-federal resources that offer support and information relevant to the AI/AN populations.

• AI/AN Health & Resources

Share key messages developed by OMH and its federal and non-federal partners to bring awareness to AI/AN communities.

• Graphics & Social Media

Check out OMH’s blogs that address state, tribal, territorial, and community-based efforts to reduce health disparities in AI/AN populations.

• Blogs

About Native American Heritage Month

The observance we know as Native American Heritage Month has had many names. In 1915, Reverend Sherman Coolidge, an Arapaho minister, declared it “American Indian Day.” In 1990, President George H. W. Bush expanded the observance and declared it “National American Indian Heritage Month.”

Since 1994, similar proclamations, under variants on the name—including “Native American Heritage Month” and “National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month”—have been issued each year. Read this year’s Proclamation on Native American Heritage Month from President Joe Biden.