Google Doodle celebrates Native American Heritage Month with traditional beadwork

Google launched a new Doodle on Sunday featuring traditional beadwork to mark the start of Native American Heritage Month, UPI reported. The technology company substituted the two letter O's in its main homepage logo with circular beaded ornaments. According to UPI, the ornaments were created by the Plains Apache between 1890 and 1909. [1]

The featured ornaments belong to the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian, UPI reported. In addition to the homepage Doodle, Google displayed images of other museum items on its Instagram account. These included an 1875 beaded silk sash made by the Coushatta and a Kickapoo hair ornament crafted from cotton, silk, and glass beads in 1900. [1]

Native American Heritage Month is celebrated every November to recognize historical and cultural contributions, according to UPI. On August 3, 1990, President George H. W. Bush declared November as National American Indian Heritage Month, authorizing federal, state, and local governments to observe the month with appropriate programs. [1][7]

Google Doodles are temporary alterations of the Google homepage logo used to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and historical figures. Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the first Doodle in 1998 to honor the Burning Man event in Black Rock City, Nevada, and to serve as an informal out of office note for users. [8][9]