For more than 30 years, a bronze statue of Russian colonial administrator Alexander Baranov has stood in front of one of Sitka’s most prominent government buildings. But not for much longer, following action July 14, 2020, by the Sitka Assembly. Just before the assembly met, a group of around 120 demonstrators gathered around the statue of Alexander Baranov in downtown Sitka to call for the statue’s removal . They stood in silence, though signs that read “Remove It Now” and “Real Leaders