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California unveils Native American monument at Capitol, replacing missionary statue toppled in 2020 (The Associated Press)

By: Sophie Austin
https://apnews.com/article/california-native-american-monument-statue-capitol-8…
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The Associated Press

A Native American monument is unveiled in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. California lawmakers and Native American tribes celebrated the unveiling of a monument outside of the state Capitol building to commemorate the history of Sacramento-area tribes. The monument reveal comes years after protesters tore down a statue of a Spanish missionary in the state's historic Capitol Park. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An eight-foot-tall bronze statue of a late Native American leader known for preserving cultural dances now stands surrounded by trees in a historic park outside of California’s state Capitol building, replacing a statue of a Spanish missionary that protesters toppled it in 2020.