What Native American Heritage Month means to me

3 NOAA employees on the richness, diversity of indigenous cultures and peoples

Gallup, New Mexico: Artist Richard K. Yazzie shows the history of his Navajo people after they were released from Fort Sumner in the 1860s. The mural is painted in the four sacred colors of black, blue, yellow, and white, according to GallupMainStreet.org.

Gallup, New Mexico: Artist Richard K. Yazzie shows the history of his Navajo people after they were released from Fort Sumner in the 1860s. The mural is painted in the four sacred colors of black, blue, yellow, and white, according to GallupMainStreet.org offsite link. (Image credit: Mural by Richard K. Yazzir, photo by Jay Galvin)

November is Native American Heritage Month (NAHM), an opportunity to pay tribute to the rich ancestry, diversity and traditions of Native American culture.

In this video series, 3 NOAA employees share their insights on what being Native American means to each of them.

Vanessa Tuttle: Research Fisheries Biologist, Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Commander James Brinkley: Assistant Director (Acting), NOAA Office of Satellite Products and Operations, NOAA Satellites

Tracy Boze: Investigative Support Technician, NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement