Memorial next week. So, were glad that you are here, we are excited to be talking about the memorial, and lets get right to it, with me is harvey pratt. Harvey is a citizen of the tribes of oklahoma. He is a cheyenne peace chief, and has been a career lot enforcement official. He is a working artist, and he is a marine and vietnam veteran. So please great harvey pratt, thank you. [applause] thank you. So, harvey, what caused you to submit a proposal, a design for the memorial. Well, our veterans director just kept after me. I had no i really had no hope that they would even come close, or to submit a design. He just kept after the inside, do it for the tribe, submit something. I thought about it and i said, let me dream on it. I said i have to dream. Some of my best creativity is done early in the morning, in that dream period. So that is what i did. I went home, i dreamed about it and i got my big chief out, made some sketches, and he just came to me all of a sudden that morning. In o
American veterans memorial. We broke ground this morning and we will turn to the business of building the memorial next week. And so were glad that youre here. Were excited to be talking about the memorial and lets get right to it. With me is harvey pratt. Harvey is a citizen of the tribes of oklahoma. Shes a cheyenne peace chief. Hes been a career Law Enforcement official. Hes a working artist and he is a marine and a vietnam veteran. So please greet harvey pratt. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you. Harvey, what caused you to submit a proposal, a proposed design for the memorial . Well, our veterans director just kept after me. I had no really had no hope that i would even come close or submit a design. He kept after me. He said, do it for the tribe, harvey. Submit something. And i thought about it and i said let me dream on it. I have to dream. I do some of my best creativity is done early in the morning, in that dream period. Thats what i did. I went home and i dreamed about it and i
So, we are glad that youre here and were excited to be talking about the memorial and lets get right to it. With me is harvey pratt with. Hes a citizen of the tribes of oklahoma. He is a piece chief and has been a career Law Enforcement official. He is a working artist and he is a marine and vietnam veteran. Put your arms together for harvey pratt applause what caused you to submit a proposal or proposed design for the memorial . Our veterans director just kept after me. I had no, really had no hope that they would come closer. He just kept after me and kept doing it for the tribe and i said let me dream on it and i said i have to dream. Some of my best creativity is done in the morning and so thats what i did. I went home and i dreamed about it and i got my big chief tablet out and got some sketches and it just came to me all of a sudden that morning. In order to touch the 576 recognized tribes and how difficult that was and try to tie them altogether. And i thought, the way to do tha
We have lived in these lands, in these Sacred Places for thousands of years. We are thus the original part of the Cultural Heritage of every person hearing these words today, whether you are a native or not native. We have felt the cruel and destructive edge of colonialism that followed contact and lasted for hundreds of years. But in our minds, in our history, we are not its victims. As the mohawk have counseled us, it is hard to see the future with tears in your eyes. We have survived and triumphed against great odds we are right here right now, cultural distinct communities. We will insist that we remain a part of the cultural future of the americas. In the different journey through history together, the eloquence of chief joseph and the National Museum of the American Indian, so powerfully demands, i offer in conclusion. And with this hope, these words in cheyenne [speaking cheyenne dialect] in english, the great mystery walks beside you and walks beside your work and touches all t
Business of building the memorial next week. So, were glad that youre here and were excited to be talking about the memorial and lets get right to it. With me is harvey pratt. Hes a citizen of the tribes of oklahoma. He is a peace chief and has been a career Law Enforcement official. He is a working artist and he is a marine and vietnam veteran. Put your arms together for harvey pratt applause what caused you to submit a proposal a proposed designed for the memorial . Our veterans director just kept after me. I had no one really had no hope that they would come closer. He just kept after me and kept doing it for the tribe and i said let me dream on it and i said i have to dream. Some of my best creativity is done in the morning and so thats what i did. I went home and i dreamed about it and i got my big chief way out and got some sketches and it just came to me all of a sudden that morning. In order to touch they 576 recognized tribes and how difficult that was and try to tie them alto