Honoring Family Caregivers and Native American Heritage in November

November was National Family Caregiver Month, which brought many resources and demonstration of commitment at the national level to support caregivers in better and more diverse ways than ever before. You can find out more by clicking on a link below:  

• National Family Caregiver Month 2023 information 
• 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers 
• A Proclamation on National Family Caregivers Month, 2023 
• Looking Back on a Month of Honoring the Nation’s Family Caregivers, ACL Blog 

We are also very grateful to honor and celebrate National Native American Heritage month in November. Did you know that based on the 2020 Census there are 9.7 million people that identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, alone or in combination, in the United States? There are 574 federally recognized Indian tribes as of 2023 and 324 distinct, federally recognized American Indian reservations as of 2022. This means there are Native American people with disabilities in your state and their heritage and culture need to be respected and valued as part of their disability services. To find out what more about this population in your state, try out the My Tribal Area tool provided by the United Staes Census Buruea. You can find more resources below:  

• A Proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month, 2023 
• A Tribute to a Champion for Native Americans with Disabilities: We Lost Her Too Soon – Cinda Hughes 
• Events and activities for Native American Heritage Month   
• Read, watch, or listen to Joseph Ray discuss a "Pueblo Perspective on Person-Centered Practices" in this short feature from the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS): 
  • Video  
  • Transcript
  • Plain language summary
• Information on land acknowledgements from the Native Governance Center 
• U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs National Native American Heritage Month