Morning Star Gali Ajumawi Band of the Pit River Tribe from the Statewide Co
Channel: Pollen Nation Magazine
Date: 2020-07-09

Morning Star Gali (Ajumawi Band of the Pit River Tribe) from the Statewide Coalition Against Racist Symbols joins the Pollen Nation podcast for a discussion about the recent removal of the John Sutter Statue at 28th and L Streets in Sacramento. 

John Sutter is often memorialized in California texts as a Gold Rush icon and intrepid pioneer who was one of Sacramento's founding fathers. In actuality, he enslaved hundreds of Maidu, Miwok, Nisenan and other Indigenous peoples. His peers reported him to be a reviled and cruel slavemaster, who stole and trafficked and Native children and was willing to murder and torture those who resisted. 

The removal of his statue is significant victory for Native people around California who've been advocating for decades for the state to start telling the truth about its founding.

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