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

By: Sophie Austin
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San Luis Obispo, The Tribune, McClatchy Media Network; story from Associated Press

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.