New Memorial on the National Mall honors Native veterans who served the nation
Native American veterans gathered in Washington, D.C., this Veterans' Day to unveil a memorial at the National Museum of the American Indian.
by Quil Lawrence
Nov 11, 2022
2 minutes
Harvey Phillip Pratt is an artist from Oklahoma, a Vietnam veteran, and a member of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe nations. In 2018, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian chose his design for a veterans' memorial, which will be dedicated on Veterans' Day.
Pratt says he chose concepts that he hoped would be universal to the nearly 600 recognized tribes
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