WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * A Heritage to be Proud of In August of 1990, President George H.W. Bush declared November as National Native American Heritage Month. Today, 34 years later, November remains a time to celebrate our nation's first Americans, as well as their traditions, languages, and stories. While November has been declared as a time that we should all celebrate the history of our tribal nations, as  more PR