Full Text of HR0140 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Staff, considered the first flag of the | 3 | | Americas, represents the stature and honor of a particular | 4 | | Native American tribe or tribes; it commonly looks like a | 5 | | shepherd's staff, wrapped in either otter skin or buffalo skin, | 6 | | and featuring eagle feathers; pre-dating colonization, the | 7 | | Eagle Staff was the indicator of a tribe's accomplishments in | 8 | | battle and the integrity and honor of its people; today, it is | 9 | | used to represent tribal communities, Native American and First | 10 | | Nation organizations, or a member of an honor society or a | 11 | | service veteran; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Staff represents tribal sovereignty, | 13 | | unity, and tradition, and reflects the honor bestowed upon an | 14 | | individual, tribal organization, or tribal elder; the Eagle | 15 | | Staff is typically carried by Native American veterans of the | 16 | | United States Armed Forces; Native Americans have served in | 17 | | greater numbers per capita than any other ethnicity across all | 18 | | branches of the military; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Staff is a proud legacy of the Native | 20 | | American people; it is the embodiment of the warrior and of | 21 | | enduring fortitude which together have enabled the tribes to | 22 | | survive policies intended to extinguish their race and culture; | 23 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Staff is adorned with eagle feathers | 2 | | symbolizing the remembrance of fallen warriors; because eagles | 3 | | and eagle features are highly revered and federally protected, | 4 | | only a few federal agencies and enrolled native people may | 5 | | carry them; the eagle feather is the highest award that can be | 6 | | given by a tribe to its people; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Staff is recognized by all Native | 8 | | American tribes, First Nations, and other Native American | 9 | | organizations; the Eagle Staff is welcomed into all | 10 | | communities, including Native American and First Nation | 11 | | communities, with a flag song or victory song and is always | 12 | | presented ahead of any other flag; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Staff is formally recognized by all | 14 | | branches of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian | 15 | | Department of National Defence; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Staff is recognized and honored by the | 17 | | National Congress of American Indians, the Illinois Secretary | 18 | | of State Veterans' Advisory Council, and the McCormick | 19 | | Foundation Veterans Program; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Staff is honored at Chicago Blackhawks | 21 | | games during the playing of the National Anthem; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Staff is recognized by the Trickster Art | 2 | | Gallery, a Native American art gallery and museum in | 3 | | Schaumburg; therefore, be it | 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | recognize the Eagle Staff as the first flag of the sovereign | 7 | | Native American tribal nations and the First Nations; and be it | 8 | | further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That we renew our commitment to cooperate with | 10 | | tribes, inter-governmental tribes, and Native American | 11 | | organizations, including Native American veterans | 12 | | organizations and the Trickster Art Gallery, to encourage | 13 | | programs promoting cultural education of the significance of | 14 | | the Eagle Staff; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That the State of Illinois is committed to | 16 | | inclusiveness for all Native Americans, the traditions and | 17 | | symbolism of the Eagle Staff, and that we encourage all | 18 | | Illinois state government departments to incorporate these | 19 | | principles into their policies and practices.
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