The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria have donated $1.5 million to the Smithsonian’s National Native American Veterans Memorial, topping off the National Museum of the American Indian’s $15 million fundraising goal for the project.
The memorial, which honors American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian veterans and their families, is the first national landmark in Washington, D.C. to recognize Native contributions and service to the military, according to a Smithsonian press release.
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