BY CAROL MOWDY BOND hen El Reno native and Cheyenne and Arapaho P tribal member Harvey Pratt heard about the R YA WSmithsonian Institution’s National Museum ET VT of the American Indian competition, he just brushed O aside the information. But he succumbed to pressure R F: E by family and friends who convinced the award-winning LL I artist to enter the museum’s international competition to ACF design the American Indian National Native American HRE CI Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. After all the dust settled, the E jury for the Smithsonian National Museum unanimously chose H Pratt’s design. Chosen from T 413 submissions from five countries, Pratt’s $17million architectural memorial, “Warrior’s Circle of Honor,” was unveiled and dedicated on Veteran’s Day in November 2020. It’s the National Mall’s only monument or memorial designed by an Oklahoman. 13 35