New national memorial in DC honors Native American veterans
By: Maya Rodriguez
and last updated 2020-12-15 14:54:42-05
WASHINGTON, D.C. â To hear artist Harvey Pratt describe the new memorial in the National Mall is to understand just how much it means to him and others.
âAlmost all tribes use sacred fire and water and they use the earth and air,â he said. âI thought, âyou know, thatâs what Iâll use â those elements. â
Pratt designed the newest memorial in Washington, D.C. â the National Native American Veterans Memorial. He faced an enormous task.
âI thought, âHow do you connect 573 federally-recognized tribes, plus the state-recognized tribes â without being specific to a certain tribe or region?ââ he said.
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