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FLW to celebrate Native American Heritage Month Wednesday
The 1st Engineer Brigade is scheduled to host Fort Leonard Wood’s annual Native American Heritage Month Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Pershing Community Center. Retired Marine Maj. Jay Craig, Vietnam war veteran and warrior of the Comanche Nation, is slated to be the guest speaker. An entertainment group from the Osage Nation will perform at the event with dancers and … [Read more...] about FLW to celebrate Native American Heritage Month Wednesday
Installation welcomes Osage Nation speakers for National American Indian Heritage Month Luncheon
On Nov. 30, Fort Leonard Wood, hosted the annual National American Indian Heritage Month Luncheon. Two representatives from the Osage Nation spoke at the event, Raymond Red Corn and John Horsechief. Red Corn, assistant principal chief of the Osage Nation, discussed its history of military service and its notable members, including Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker, the namesake of Tinker Air Force … [Read more...] about Installation welcomes Osage Nation speakers for National American Indian Heritage Month Luncheon
In the Works: celebrating Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month. In 1990, the month of November was chosen because it is traditionally a time when many Native Americans gather for fall harvest festivals, world-renewal ceremonies, and powwows. The purpose of the celebration is to recognize the important role that Native Americans have played in our history. It is also a time to acknowledge the injustices and an … [Read more...] about In the Works: celebrating Native American Heritage Month
