Focus on this artwork and explain the Acquisition.
The piece was originally installed at a Pontiac dealer, in the 1960s, which was located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture was supposed to represent Chief Pontiac. It was moved to a museum in Bismarck, North Dakota in the 1970s. Eventually, the piece was moved back to Indiana, and to Eagle Creek Park, where a museum resided. It sat outside the entrance of a Native American museum. Eventually, the statue was given to Chief Larry Godfroy of the Miami people.  The piece is now located in downtown Montpelier, where it was dedicated in January, 1984. In 1985, the sculpture was donated by Chief Godfroy to the city of Montpelier, which resided near ancestral lands of the Miami.
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