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Multnomah County proclaims November 2024 Native American Heritage Month; community leaders urge concrete actions
Summary
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing November 2024 as Native American Heritage Month. Community leaders and county officials used the ceremony to urge sustained investments in tribal relations, culturally specific services and accountability on housing and public-health priorities.
Multnomah County’s Board of Commissioners on the morning of the meeting adopted a proclamation declaring November 2024 Native American Heritage Month, honoring tribal communities and urging continued county action on long-standing inequities.
The proclamation was presented by members of local indigenous and community organizations and read in full for the record. Brianna Bragg opened the panel, identifying themselves as a descendant of a boarding-school survivor and urging the county to use the month to advance concrete work, such as creating an office of tribal relations, strengthening procurement and contracting with native…
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