RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia officials are celebrating a new tribute to the state’s Indian tribes on Capitol Square.
Gov. Ralph Northam and members of Virginia’s 11 recognized Indian tribes held a dedication ceremony Tuesday for Mantle, a new monument near the state Capitol.
The Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission was established in 2009 to install a permanent monument on Capital Square.
“Mantle” by artist Alan Michaelson will be in the shape of a nautilus and include natural landscaping. The monument’s cost is about $1 million raised through private funds.
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