A Norway spruce nicknamed wa鈥檉eem鈥檛ekwi, meaning bright tree in the Shawnee language, arrives from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia to be placed on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol as the 2023 Christmas tree for the holiday season. (Nov. 17) (AP production by Serkan Gurbuz)
Capitol Christmas tree honors Native Americans
A Norway spruce nicknamed wa鈥檉eem鈥檛ekwi, meaning bright tree in the Shawnee language, arrives from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia to be placed on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol as the 2023 Christmas tree for the holiday season. (Nov. 17) (AP production by Serkan Gurbuz)