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Nebraska celebrates first Indigenous Peoples’ Day

“It is so exciting seeing it in bronze. It’s been a long process of creating the clay and studying her inspiring life, reading all about her,” said artist Benjamin Victor. Photo by Sarah Merza/NNS

The Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte statue was unveiled by descendants of Picotte at the Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration on Monday, October 11, in Lincoln.

This is the first year Indigenous Peoples’ D…