KQED proudly celebrates the richness and diversity of the greater San Francisco Bay Area by commemorating November, American Indian Heritage Month. We are honored to be partnering with The San Francisco Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, Friendship House Association of American Indians, Native American AIDS Project, and Native American Health Center to celebrate the rich culture of the American Indian community. Please join us on Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 5pm-7:30pm at the San Francisco City Hall Rotunda for dancing, drumming, and a special awards ceremony where we will honor five local heroes doing outstanding work in the American Indian community. This year's honorees are: Gayle Burns (Native American AIDS Project), Mary Jean Robertson (Voices of the Native Nation), Ras K'dee (Seventh Native American Generation, Audiopharmacy), Lehman Brightman (United Native Americans, Inc.), and Cathy Chapman (Native American Health Center).