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California breaks ground on Native American monument

Assemblyman James Ramos, D-Highlands, center, a resident of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and representatives of several Sacramento area tribes, shovel dirt in a groundbreaking ceremony for a Native American monument at Capitol Park in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Jesse Tarango, left, chairman of Wilton Rancheria, and his mother Mary Tarango, second from right, look at an enlarged photo of a statue of the late William Franklin Sr. during a groundbreaking ceremony for a Native American monument at Capitol Park in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. The actual statue of Franklin will replace a statue of Fr. Junipero Serra, whose statue was torn down by protesters in 2020. The new statue is expected to be placed in the park in early 2023. (AP Photo/Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California breaks ground on Native American monument