スミソニアン博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (スミソニアン博物館Instagram)「Native Americans have served in the U.S. Armed Forces in extraordinary numbers since the American Revolution. On Veterans Day 2020, our @smithsoniannmai opened the National Native American Veterans Memorial. It is the first national memorial honoring the enduring and distinguished service of Native Americans in every branch of the U.S. military. The memorial, designed by veteran Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma), features an elevated stainless-steel circle balanced on an intricately carved stone drum. It incorporates water for ceremonies, and lances where veterans, family members, tribal leaders and others can tie cloths for prayers and healing. The memorial was formally dedicated with a procession of more than 1,500 Native Veterans representing more than 120 Native nations and countless supporters on Veterans Day in 2022. Pictured in the procession is a group from the Women Warriors Association. Photos by Matailong Du and Alan Karchmer for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.」11月10日 23時08分