so many dialects, so many songs sung by our ancestors and those generations that have sacrificed. Many have left for this to be the home of your grandmothers and grandfathers. Remember the old stories of your legacies from the first moment of seeing this land. 

This is not about you but about imagining the struggles and beauty that fulfill a dream that came from a promise. Think of the communities from your lineage that welcomed you and the phrase of hello from a stranger who is so curious about yourself and your cultural preservation of pride. There is no moral of the story, you have to live the genocide and the historical trauma that brought you to this land and to see the beauty that you taste in your food created from so many hardships to give for nourishment that you give to honor your people to share with new communities. 

So many flags will be raised for not conquest but for representation of the identity. Mother Earth was not a land that we labeled as ownership but stewards to preserve from the seeds for our nourishment and the medicine for our well-being. 

This sacred space is not the American dream but an inspiration of a shared collective of respect and is defined by the true essence of understanding the roles. 

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Our rivers were never created to divide but to become trade routes of cultural exchange. now listen and you can hear our prayers and our songs from so many tribes, nations and pueblos for medicine to heal this land and say thank you to Mother earth and her blessings. now that our dialects are created to say thank you.

Remember your old photos and the stories told to you when you were young to guide you for the cultural perspective on knowledge and wisdom to

You have inherited this land, not just by its benefits, but by the legacy of stewardship. It is your responsibility to preserve and protect this land for future generations.

The day is meant to recognize the cultural, social, and historic contributions that American Indian leaders and communities have made to the state. In 2024, American Indian Heritage Day will always be on the last Friday in September.