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Photos: Nebraska celebrates first Indigenous Peoples' Day
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A sculpture of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was unveiled Monday on Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall as part of the state's celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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Big Red Sheridan Family Drum, comprised of members of the Omaha Tribe, plays at the dedication ceremony for the flags of the four tribes headquartered in Nebraska as part of Indigenous People's Day on Monday in the Rotunda of the Capitol.
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Judi gaiashkibos, executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, speaks at the dedication ceremony for a sculpture of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte in October at Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall. Gaiashkibos is Rotary 14's 2022 Nebraskan of the Year.
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Descendants unveil a sculpture of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte on Monday at Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall.
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Susan Picotte, a descendant of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, looks at the sculpture of her ancestor during a dedication ceremony on Monday on Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall.
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Larry Wright Jr., chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, speaks at the dedication ceremony for the flags of the four tribes headquartered in Nebraska as part of Indigenous People's Day on Monday in the Warner Chamber at the Capitol.
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Visitors take pictures of the sculpture of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte after a dedication ceremony in October 2021 at Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall.
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Two Spirit Stabler dances in the Rotunda as drum groups play a powwow exhibition Monday at the Capitol.
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Everett Baxter Jr., chairman of the Omaha Tribe, speaks at the dedication ceremony for a sculpture of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte on Monday on Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall.
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Sculptor Benjamin Victor speaks at the dedication of the sculpture he created of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte on Monday at Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall.
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Dr. Rudi Mitchell, a member of the Omaha Tribe, performs a cedar ceremony at the dedication of a sculpture of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte on Monday at Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall.
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Winnebago Drum Group plays at the dedication ceremony for the flags of the four tribes recognized in Nebraska as part of Indigenous People Day on Monday in the Rotunda of the Capitol.
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The sculpture of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was unveiled Monday at Heritage Plaza on Centennial Mall.
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Victoria Kitcheyan, chairman of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, speaks at the dedication ceremony for the flags of the four tribes headquartered in Nebraska as part of Indigenous People's Day in 2021 in the Warner Chamber at the Capitol.
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Sen. Tom Brewer, the state's first Native lawmaker, speaks at the dedication ceremony for the flags of the four tribes recognized in Nebraska (left of the US flag) as part of Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday in the Warner Chamber at the Capitol.
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Dancers perform in the Rotunda during a powwow exhibition as part of Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday at the Capitol.
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A tipi rests on Centennial Mall as part of Indigenous Peoples' Day events on Monday.
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Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks speaks at the dedication ceremony for the flags of the four tribes headquartered in Nebraska as part of Indigenous People's Day earlier this month in the Warner Chamber at the Capitol.
