National Native American Veterans Memorial -- SW Washington (DC) November 2020 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
National Native American Veterans Memorial -- SW Washington (DC) November 2020 / Ron Cogswell
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Per an Op-Ed by Kevin Gover (Member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, and Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian)"This week, the National Native American Veterans Memorial opens on the grounds of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, honoring a long tradition of service by Native American men and women. American Indians have served in every major U.S. military conflict since the Revolutionary War, often at one of the highest rates per capita of any ethnic group.Many may find this record of service astonishing, given the painful history of violence, marginalization and injustice Native Americans have endured. Or, in the words of Marine Corps veteran, Kim Brooks (Koyukon Athabascan), “They stole our languages, healing practices, ceremonies, cultural traditions and our land. This is the one thing that they couldn’t take away from us.”In 2013, Congress authorized the National Museum of the American Indian to create a memorial that would give “all Americans the opportunity to learn of the proud and courageous tradition of service of Native Americans in the Armed Forces.”Designed by Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma), a multimedia artist and Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, the memorial features a large steel circle resting on a carved stone drum. It incorporates water, signifying purification, prayer and cleansing; a flame that will be lit for ceremonial occasions and that represents strength, courage, endurance and comfort; benches for gatherings; and four lances where veterans, family members, tribal leaders and others can tie cloths for prayers and healing. Another distinguishing feature: The memorial incorporates Native music into the design. Playing on a continuous loop from the Smithsonian Folkways collection are 13 Native American veteran songs from the Ojibwe, Menominee, Blackfeet, Ho-Chunk, Kiowa and Lakota Nations."DSC6587 |
| 撮影日 | 2020-11-25 11:59:42 |
| 撮影者 | Ron Cogswell , Arlington, Virginia, USA |
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| 撮影地 | Southwest, Washington, D.C., United States 地図 |