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The Origin and Removal of a Controversial Statue of Theodore Roosevelt
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The bronze statue of Roosevelt on a horse, flanked by an Indigenous person and an African-American man, symbolized colonialism and racial discrimination, leading to its removal from a museum in New York City in 2020. The statue was once located in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, an area of spiritual significance to the three affiliated tribes who resided there for medical and ritual purposes.

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