Gooooooooooooooooood morning /r/IndianCountry! It's a good day (and month!) to be Indigenous, that's for sure. Today, we would like to announce the events that are planned for Native American Heritage Month (NAHM) during the month of November. If you'll recall, we constructed a program for last year as well. This year, we will be following a similar course, but will also be changing some things up.

I. Community Discussions

Last year, each week had a dedicated theme to discuss throughout the week. We are going to be doing the same, but rather than having an appointed individual write an essay for the proposed topic, we have decided to lean more on participation as opposed to presentation. This means that we will still have an author, but their goal is going to generate discussion from several key talking points rather than giving a lecture.

We encourage everyone to join in and speak their mind on the issues being brought up. This information will go in the sidebar.

• 11/1 - 11/4: Echoes of Standing Rock

• 11/5 - 11/11: /r/IndianCountry FAQ Roundtable Discussion

• 11/12 - 11/18: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Awareness/Prevention

• 11/19 - 11/25: Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Conflict

• 11/26 - 11/30: Appreciating Indigenous History

II. AMAs

We also have several AMAs that we will host. We definitely want everyone to participate here so we can make a good name with these people for the sub and hopefully find some answers to questions we didn't know we had. This information will go in the sidebar.

Confirmed AMAs with dates

• Nov. 3rd, 12 PM (EST): Mason Grimshaw - Indigenous Student, Senior at MIT in Business Analytics

• Nov. 4th, 6 PM (PST): Jim Roberts - Senior Executive Intergovernmental Affairs Liason for The Alaska Native Tribal Heath Consortium

• TBA: Jason Eaglespeaker - Graphic Novelist

• Nov. 13th, 11:30 AM (PST): Gabe Galanda - Indigenous Lawyer, Tribal Law and Policy Expert

• Nov. 16th, 11 am (EST): Kiros Auld - President of the Board of Directors for Native American LifeLines

• Nov. 24th, 12 PM (PST): Radmilla Cody and K'é Infoshop Youth Collective

• Nov. 27th, 12 PM (PST): Dawn Barron - Director of Native Pathways Program at The Evergreen State College

That is all I have to say for now. The mod team is working really hard to get these things organized, so it would be greatly appreciated if you (and that means all of you, both native and non-native) could join us for these events and help celebrate Indigenous heritage throughout all of Turtle Island. Qe'ci'yew'yew! (Thank you)