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Native American child lights U.S. Capitol tree

STORY: Coche Tiger served as the official lighter of the decorated 78-foot tall red spruce tree, cut from North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest.

She won the honor after submitting the winning essay, which shares a moving story from Cherokee Heritage about the origin of the mighty evergreen trees.