Removing the image of the pipe from the Pipestone Municipal Liquor Store’s sign is the moral and just action the city council can take [“Thanks expressed for willingness to remove pipe from sign,” www.pipestonestar.com, April 18, 2022]. Gabriel Yellowhawk was more than gracious in thanking the council for its willingness to do so. From its beginnings, Pipestone has liberally appropriated Indigenous sacred objects and symbolism for marketing and other purposes. Residents may remember, for instance, when in 1989 the Pipestone High School was called to account for its nickname The Arrows, an action that had followed the Minnesota State Board...

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