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Board adopts resolutions for Native American Heritage Month and Homeless Youth Awareness Month
Summary
Trustees adopted resolutions recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. Staff recommended language for land acknowledgment and summarized McKinney-Vento definitions and county needs; trustees approved both resolutions by roll call.
The board adopted two recognition resolutions: one honoring National Native American Heritage Month and another recognizing National Homeless Youth Awareness Month.
Dr. Sabah described the Native American Heritage Month resolution as a way to honor First Peoples, preserve culture and call attention to inequities experienced by Native Americans; trustees discussed including broader tribal language in the land-acknowledgment section. On the homeless-youth resolution he summarized use of the McKinney-Vento definition and said the county continues to identify and serve students experiencing homelessness. "This resolution is about uplifting their experience, their story, and to continue that call to action," Dr. Sabah said. (Dr. Sabah)
Both resolutions were moved and adopted by roll call; trustees suggested minor language edits to recognize multiple local tribes where appropriate.
