Bill Text: IN HCR0035 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring Hawk Band Me'tis of Indiana, descendants of the first Americans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-26 - Returned to the House [HCR0035 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HCR0035-Introduced.html
RESOLUTION No. _____
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Hawk Band Metis of
Indiana.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
RESOLUTION No. _____
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Hawk Band
Metis of Indiana.
Whereas, The members of the 118th General Assembly
have learned of the growth and progress of the Hawk Band
Metis of Indiana and take this opportunity to honor these
descendants of the first Americans;
Whereas, The Hawk Band Metis of Indiana was the first
organized Band of Metis in Indiana, with a history going
back to 1863;
Whereas, The Hawk Band Metis of Indiana is presently
made up of over 1,300 adult Metis tribe members and their
children, with over 30 million Metis in America although
most are not presently affiliated with any particular Band of
Metis;
Whereas, The Metis, which means "mixed blood," are
descendants of both Aboriginal Americans and the European
and Asian settlers in the Americas, and, in many cases,
children of the first European settlers in Indiana;
Whereas, The Hawk Band Metis of Indiana provide spiritual leadership for the Metis and other Aboriginal Americans and educate and ordain clergy in ancient and
modern spiritual beliefs;
Whereas, The Hawk Band Metis of Indiana preserve the
history and culture of the Metis and of numerous tribes,
including Ojibway, Chippewa, Cree, Sioux, and Cheyenne,
by passing on the traditions, ceremonies, and language;
Whereas, The Hawk Band Metis of Indiana actively
educate their children, teaching them honor, respect for
elders, respect for the environment, respect for all people,
wood lore, ceremony, aboriginal language, and self-respect;
and
Whereas, The Hawk Band Metis of Indiana is the largest
tribe of its kind in Indiana maintaining the traditions and
languages of their ancestors: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly honors the Hawk
Band Metis of Indiana as among the first settlers of Indiana and salutes
the people of the Hawk Band Metis of Indiana for their many
contributions.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to Terry Harris.
