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DIRECTOR’S LETTER .............................


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he idea that individuals should be remembered and acknowledged – for our humanity as much as for theirs – is at the heart of ev- ery memorial. In this issue, I am


extremely pleased to feature the selected design and vision for the Museum’s National Native American Veterans Memorial. In late June, an eight-member jury unanimously selected the concept submitted by Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne/ Arapaho) titled Warriors’ Circle of Honor. More than 120 artists and architects sub-


mitted proposals to the memorial competi- tion. The distinguished group of Native and non-Native jurors identified five outstanding concepts for further development, including Pratt’s proposal. I am pleased to share here an excerpted profile of Pratt, and I encourage you to read the full article on Smithsonianmag.com by clicking on “At the Smithsonian/Voices.” I would like to express my appreciation


for the jury’s dedicated service as well as the generous donations we have received thus far from individuals, corporations, families and tribal Nations to help build the memorial. Our supporters have made it possible to reach this point. We will continue to ask for support so that, about a year from now, on September 21, we can break ground toward an unveiling in late 2020. Through meeting thousands of American


Indian veterans, I have learned most of all about the commitment these men and wom- en have to the wellbeing of the United States. They are perfectly aware that they are serving a country that had not kept its commitments to Indians, and yet they chose – and are still choosing – to serve. This reflects a very deep kind of patriotism. I can think of no finer ex- ample of service to the United States and the promise it holds.


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Harvey Pratt was born in 1941 in the small town of El Reno, Okla. His mother, Anna Guerrier Pratt, had Cheyenne, Sioux, French and English heritage. His father, Oscar Noble Pratt, was Arapaho. Theirs was a traditional family. “Growing up, we danced at powwows,” he says. “We were taught to respect the war- riors and the veterans coming home.”


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Harvey Pratt in Vietnam, 1963.


PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PRATT FAMILY


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