Charlottesville: Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea statue will be removed today

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4. They have voted previously for its removal

https://www.wvtf.org/post/cville-votes-remove-lewis-and-clark-statue

From WVTF Virginia Public Radio

Cville Votes to Remove Lewis and Clark Statue
By Sandy Hausman • Nov 16, 2019

As Charlottesville prepares to redevelop a section of West Main Street, attention has turned to a statue of Lewis and Clark boldly facing west as a young native American woman huddles behind them. City council is planning to remove the hundred-year-old sculpture and perhaps replace it with something that reflects the important role of Sacagawea.

The city brought four descendents of Sacagawea to Charlottesville from Idaho, and they began the day with a traditional smudging ceremony – burning plants in a shell bowl to rid the area of negative energy and invite harmony.

The talks that followed were friendly, but frank and – at times – emotional. Emma George recalled her reaction to the sight of a cowering native woman.

"This morning I went out there to look at that statue," she said, choking back tears. "It did not make me feel good at all. It was humiliating."

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Worth a read at the above link