2.2-3319 - American Indian Month and Day of Appreciation.

§ 2.2-3319. American Indian Month and Day of Appreciation.

The month of November shall be designated as "American Indian Month" inVirginia, to honor the culture and heritage of the American Indian, torecognize the historic and continuing contribution of that heritage toAmerican society, and in particular to commemorate the special place of thetribes native to Virginia in the life and history of the Commonwealth.Further, the Wednesday immediately preceding Thanksgiving of each year isdesignated a special Day of Appreciation for American Indians residing in theCommonwealth.

(1987, c. 292, § 2.1-27.4; 1988, c. 685; 1996, c. 1020; 1997, c. 451; 2001,c. 844.)