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(Editor’s note: This is the second installment of brothers Michael and Matthew Bland’s basketball blog series “Give and Go.” Read the introduction here.

November is National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. It is celebrated to recognize the intertribal cultures and to educate the public about the heritage, history, art and traditions of American Indians and Alaska Native people.

Yesterday was Veterans Day, but many of us are enjoying a day off work today in observance of the holiday. If you didn’t yesterday, be sure to thank the servicemen, servicewomen and veterans you know or meet for their service and dedication to our country.

November is the time to celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions and histories of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The start of the school year is a hectic, but exciting, time of the year for many people. A child you know (or your son or daughter) may soon be starting kindergarten, or at the other end of the spectrum, starting college as a freshman.

Excitement is circulating from the birth of a white bison. The bull calf was born on a Connecticut farm in mid-June. The owner of the farm, Peter Fay, began raising bison as a hobby four years ago.