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National Native American Heritage Month November 2022 Whereas: The City of Roseville is located on land obtained through a broken treaty that was first home to the Dakota and Ojibwe people and where many continue to reside; and Whereas: The City of Roseville recognizes that this treaty entitled non-Native people to live and work on traditional Native lands: and Whereas: Despite centuries long, and ongoing erasure of Indigenous people from American history and unjust Federal policies of assimilation and termination that ripped children from their families, Native American people have persevered; and Whereas: The indigenous people of this land, upon which our country and City now stand, have provided values and ideas that have become ingrained in American culture, including respect for the natural environment and rich cultural history; and Whereas: The City of Roseville is committed to promoting racial equity, equality, and justice as fundamental aspects of a safe and welcoming community and to undo the long-standing trauma and harm of unjust government policies of assimilation and termination that have cost countless lives and displaced and broken up families; and Whereas: The City of Roseville invites all members of the community to join the federal government in celebrating and acknowledging 2022 National Native American Heritage Month; and Whereas: This observance offers increased opportunity to better understand Native American heritage, past and present contributions to our communities, and to honor the many Indigenous people who have sacrificed their lives and customs for the growth of our nation. Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, that the City Council hereby proclaim the month of November 2022 as Native American Heritage Month in the City of Roseville. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Roseville to th be affixed this 24 day of October 2022. Mayor Daniel J. Roe