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Indigenous garden could be added to La Crosse’s collection of friendship gardens, along the downtown riverfront
The International Friendship Gardens in La Crosse’s Riverside Park may soon add a garden area honoring Indigenous People of western Wisconsin.
That garden would occupy the former site of the Hiawatha statue, next to the dock for the La Crosse Queen paddlewheeler.
It would be located near the garden representing La Crosse’s sister city of Kumbo in Cameroon.
The city’s Park Board will look at the Indigenous garden concept at its monthly meeting Thursday night.
Gardens dedicated to countries where La Crosse has sister cities are located at the north end of Riverside Park, near the Hatchery building.
Roy
November 17, 2023 at 2:10 pm
Looks like the leaders who ripped out Hiawatha, the Indian statue, couldn’t agree on what an Indian looks like. Maybe if they build the “Indigenous” garden, they can pipe through the Atlanta Braves’ “Tomahawk Chop” chant and make everybody happy.
Paulette Schmidt
November 17, 2023 at 6:09 pm
I can only see this offending someone, ultimately having to remove whatever is constructed. Sad but true.