A sculpture created by Pojoaque Pueblo Gov. George Rivera has been installed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

The Buffalo Dancer II is a 12-foot tall, 2,000-pound bronze that depicts a young man performing the Buffalo Dance. '"We celebrate the animal — the buffalo — because it provides food and is part of the well being of the pueblo and it has been for centuries the livelihood of Native Americans across the country," Rivera told The Santa Fe New Mexican.

NMAI Director Kevin Gover, who used to represent the tribe when he was an attorney in private practice, chose Rivera's statue for the museum.

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