TCA 15.2.106 - Annual NAI Day

15-2-106. American Indian Day.

(a)  The fourth Monday in September of each year is to be especially
observed in Tennessee as “American Indian Day,” and that on this day
schools, clubs, and civic and religious organizations are encouraged to
recognize the contributions of American Indians with suitable ceremony and
fellowship designed to promote greater understanding and brotherhood
between American Indians and the non-Indian people of the state of
Tennessee.

(b)  The governor shall, prior to the fourth Monday in September of each
year, issue a proclamation inviting and urging the people of the state to
observe American Indian Day with suitable ceremony and fellowship.

(c)  The department of education and the commission of Indian affairs
shall make, within the limits of funds available for such purpose,
information available to all people of this state regarding American
Indian Day and the observance thereof.

[Acts 1994, ch. 606, § 1.]