New Utah monument will include an Indigenous man with a tomahawk. Native nations and others see it as a stereotype.

Neighbors and others are concerned about how Native Americans are portrayed in an arch to be built on Salt Lake City’s Capitol Hill.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A detail of a small-scale model of the Grand Liberty Arch planned for Salt Lake City is seen during a special event introducing the monument and celebrating America's 250th birthday at the Capitol on Monday, July 6, 2026.

New Utah monument will include an Indigenous man with a tomahawk. Native nations and others see it as a stereotype.

Neighbors and others are concerned about how Native Americans are portrayed in an arch to be built on Salt Lake City’s Capitol Hill.

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