Indigenous artist's design chosen for monument to Canada's Afghan mission

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As a former member of the Armed Forces, artist Adrian Stimson, a member of Siksika First Nation in Alberta, is perhaps uniquely qualified to create such a monument

An artist rendering of the new national monument to Canada's mission in Afghanistan is pictured during an announcement at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on June 19, 2023.OTTAWA — Veterans of the war in Afghanistan were influential in choosing the final design for a monument that will memorialize Canada’s contributions in the conflict.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERSExclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay, Rex Murphy and others.

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