LINCOLN- On Thursday, History Nebraska announced 12 recipients for the Historic Marker Equity Grant, a program that creates and funds markers to share the story of underserved groups and topics in Nebraska history.

Project Coordinator Autumn Langmeier was excited to share the news, especially since the recipients are the first ever to be awarded the grants. "This is a fantastic start to this new program," said Langmeier, "These markers are a first step to bringing a full scope of Nebraska's history to the public."

Broc Anderson, a native of Sheridan County and recipient of the award, believes the program will help teach Nebraskan's little-known history of the state. "The White Clay Extension from Pine Ridge Reservation is part of Nebraska history that is so overlooked. With the help of the History Nebraska Equity Program, the general public may better understand some of the early Native and non-native relations in northwest Nebraska," said Anderson.

History Nebraska plans to work directly with the recipients to design, produce, and install historic markers at no cost. The organization praised Sen. Justin Wayne, who they say is the reason funds were able to be allocated last year for the award. Sen. Wayne sought to help Nebraska discover its historical diversity across the state.

History Nebraska said the funds needed to construct these new monuments will offset the costs of new and replacement markers to promote diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in Nebraska.

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