Partners-In-Celebration
Celebrating National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is accomplished through coalitions of Federal Departments and agencies, local government offices, and national and local organizations, as well as interested individuals. This collaboration is a way for these organizations to network and assist one another in developing programs that can be shared and replicated throughout the month of November to recognize American Indian and Alaska Native contributions to the development and history of the United States of America.
Members of one of the coalitions include:
Department of Health and Human Services Agencies
- Office of the Secretary
- Assistant Secretary for Health
- Office of Minority Health
- Program Support Center
- Administration on Aging
- Administration for Children and Families
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Food and Drug Administration
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Indian Health Service
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Collaborating Heritage Partners
- American Indian Society of Washington, D.C.
- City of Rockville, Maryland
- Department of the Air Force/Bolling Air Force Base
- Department of the Army/Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Department of Education
- Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs
- District of Columbia
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- International Broadcasting Bureau