Native American Heritage Month 2025

Native American Heritage Month began with a 1915 push by Dr. Arthur C. Parker to set aside a day for "First Americans". This effort grew into a state-level "American Indian Day," and in 1990, President George H.W. Bush designated November as "National American Indian Heritage Month". The celebration has been a continuous annual event since 1994, and in recent years, has been officially called "National Native American Heritage Month".

Here at Thousand Oaks High School, we embrace the motto #EveryLancerEveryDay and seek to celebrate our diversity while being inclusive to all.

The Lancer Library has a variety of books available for our Lancers to read in connection to Native American History Month. You may wonder - why read about a topic like Native American History if you aren't Native American? Study after study shows that all of us - young and old - can benefit from reading about things we don't know or understand. The teenage years can be challenging. Young Adult (YA) literature can offer a refuge, as it allows teens to read about characters who are different than they are, or may be overcoming challenges that they could also face in their lives. It also can improve their outlook on the future. Happy reading!

Click here to access a curated list of the titles (plus many others) you see in the book collage above. Students, you'll need to log into Alexandria to view the list. Use your ID number for username, and last name (lower case) for password.