Ta'c méeywi. (Good morning)

In this post, the moderators would like to share with the rest of you some of the success and stats from the month of November, which was Native American Heritage Month (NAHM).

First of all, though, we would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to all those who participated in the events that were held on /r/IndianCountry.

Community Discussions

In the weeks before November 1st, much effort was put into the organizing of the weekly community discussions.

Here is a list of all those who helped to compile the discussion material and present it:

• 11/1-11/5 - DAPL (Author: /u/johnabbe)

• 11/6-11/12 - Doctrine of Christian Discovery (Author: /u/Snapshot52)

• 11/13-11/19 - Federal Indian Policy (Author: /u/Opechan)

• 11/20-11/26 - Thanksgiving (Author: /u/anthropology_nerd)

Whether or not the discussion had many participants, I think I can speak on behalf of all of us: thank you so much for all the work and time you put into your posts. We cannot describe in words the value we place into your work. It has been a pleasure working with all of you on these topics and we hope we can continue working together on other endeavors well into the future.

A big thanks goes out to /u/anthropology_nerd for their amazing work on the fourth community discussion. I've had to chance to get more familiar with their work over the last year on /r/AskHistorians and I can vouch for the amount of time, effort, and research that goes into writing pieces like what they provided for us. They didn't have to do it for us, but they were willing and happy to do so. We are immensely grateful!

AMAs

Another part of NAHM were the several AMAs that were hosted. We would like to thank two of our moderators, /u/ladyeesti and /u/Opechan, for being the main components in this part. They were responsible for setting it up with the participants conducting the AMAs and coordinating the times. They played a major part in the success we've seen over this last month.

A big thank you to all the participants as well. Here is a list:

• Nov. 6th - Sarah Ortegon (artist, Ms. Native America 2013-2014)

• Nov. 9th - Paul Wenell Jr. aka "Tall Paul" (Rapper)

• Nov. 13th - Joy Harjo (Mvskoke poet, musician, and author)

• Nov. 16th - Brandon Lee Stevens (Oneida Councilman)

• Nov. 20th - Ani Auld aka "Nava Be" - (DC Navajo Cultural Committee)

• Nov. 23rd - Kerry Hawk Lessard (Community Activist and Applied Medical Anthropologist)

• Nov. 29th - Sterling HolyWhiteMountain & Robert Hall (TalkNDN)

Subreddit Appearance, Banners, and Details

We would also like to thank /u/snorecalypse, another moderator, for all of the work he put into the design of this subreddit and, in particular, the banners that were used for the month. His designs were spectacular. He is an awesome graphic and web designer who volunteers his time to make our community visually appealing. The last thing we want is for this to be a thankless job, especially since it isn't making anyone money.

We would like to mention /u/--Paul--, one of our recently appointed moderators, for the design of the /r/NoDAPL banner. /r/NoDAPL was created after the recent events at Standing Rock by one of our friends and author of the first community discussion, /u/johnabbe.

All Users and Contributors

Without all of you, the community, nothing would be possible. Thank you very much for your continued subscription to our subreddit and the posts/comments you provide. Even those who just lurk. We appreciate you taking the time to be aware of Native issues.

Subreddit Stats and Accomplishments for the Month

We saw some good growth on the sub over the last month and even a good bit of recognition outside of Reddit. To give a gauge to demonstrate the improvements we've made, here are some numbers from the sub's stat page as of November 30th of this year and November 30th of last year:

November 2016 Uniques/Pageviews

November 2015 Uniques/Pageviews

Compared to last year, we doubled our unique pageviews and roughly tripled our regular pageviews! Damn good job, everyone.

Subscribers

So we jumped up with a net gain of 947 new subscribers during November. Hello to you all!

Promotion

We also attracted positive diversity PR for Reddit from multiple media outlets, including the Native American equivalent of the New York Times, ICTMN:

• Native American History is NOW: Indian Country at Reddit - November 11th, 2016. Natives in America.

• NDN-Created Internet: How to Stay Connected this Native American Heritage Month - November 13th, 2016. Indian Country Today Media Network.

You can check out all of our media mentions here.

So once again, we'd like to thank all of those who participated and viewed. And welcome to any new subscribers as well! Hopefully you'll enjoy your stay at /r/IndianCountry. If I forgot to mention anyone, I sincerely apologize and will make an edit to give you the recognition you deserve.

Ta'c léehyn. (Good day)

Edit: Some words.