State officials in California are preparing to build a monument to the state’s Native American tribes.
Last year, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to replace the statue with a monument to California's Native American tribes.
The statue is one of several changes to how the state recognizes its history. Since the summer of 2020, state officials have also removed a statue of Christopher Columbus from the state Capitol and passed a law to rename every place that uses the word “squaw."
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