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Crazy Horse Memorial Custer, South Dakota

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Dayphoto

We visited the Crazy Horse Memorial, which is amazing. Heck that doesn’t even BEGIN to describe it.

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This privately funded memorial is for all Indians everywhere….from sea to shining sea and from the North Pole to the South. Hours can be spent in the exhibt houses alone.

Since no one really knows what Crazy Horse looks like ….he refused to have his soul captured by ink or camera this is the representation of what the stone artist and the elders decided he MAY have looked like.

If you love Indian culture and want to read a really good book about the Bad Lands, the Black Hills and the Plains Indians read Hanta Yo. I am on my 17th reading….it is an amazing book!

We went late enough in the day we would be there for the laser light show.

Stunning is the word!

I was sitting by some young girls of the Navajo nation. When the song “I’m Proud to be an American” was sung during the light show those beautiful young girls sung to themselves along with the song. As the song ended the little girl (about 14 I would guess) said to herself, but so I could hear….’I AM proud…very proud!’

Brought tears to my eyes!

I too am Proud to be An American!

Linda

19 thoughts on “Crazy Horse Memorial Custer, South Dakota”

T on October 17, 2011 at 4:36 pm said:

Sounds like you are having a great time. A friend of mine had given me that book Hanta Yo, awhile back, but I haven’t read it yet, now I feel I must!

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Jen on October 17, 2011 at 4:53 pm said:

Oh, Linda! I have always wanted to visit there!! It is on my ‘bucket list’. Your description was wonderful and made me want to move that up on my list!!! Thanks!~

Jen

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seniorhiker on October 17, 2011 at 5:12 pm said:

This is truly an amazing project, which I would very much like to see. Your story of the Navajo girl is wonderful.

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Eggs In My Pocket on October 17, 2011 at 6:15 pm said:

How wonderful! This is something I have always wanted to see! blessings,Kathleen

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Cully on October 17, 2011 at 6:39 pm said:

Hant Yo! I have the book from when it was first published… Great Book.

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threecollie on October 17, 2011 at 6:50 pm said:

Beautiful!

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LindaG on October 17, 2011 at 8:15 pm said:

What a great post. And thanks for the recommendation, too!

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Lisa on October 17, 2011 at 8:25 pm said:

Amen to that Linda! I will have to see if I can get that book myself! We are going out to South Dakota next year for our 25th and the more you show us the more I can’t wait for the trip! Thanks for sharing!

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Julie on October 17, 2011 at 11:03 pm said:

Linda, I have had this destination on my bucket list, South Dakota is a long way from Maine, but never say never. Thank you for doing a most enjoyable post. Hanta Yo sounds like an amazing book. Blessings, Julie.

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Meg on October 17, 2011 at 11:15 pm said:

That looks like a beautiful place! America has so many beautiful places.

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Pam on October 18, 2011 at 2:42 am said:

That has changes a lot since I was there last…
good reason to go again (o:
I need to see if that book is still on my shelf…
I went through years of reading indian books…
I have not in years…guess I should start again.

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thecrazysheeplady on October 18, 2011 at 11:52 am said:

I’ll add that book to my list. Somehow have missed it. ? They were working on Crazy Horse when I was out there years ago. Would love to see it now.

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Randy on October 18, 2011 at 3:01 pm said:

read Hanto Yo many years ago when it first was released. you’re right it is and amazing book and i had forgotten about it, may have to break it out and read it again….thanks

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CottonLady on October 18, 2011 at 3:33 pm said:

I’m going to go find that book, too! Great post, Linda, it sounds so impressive. Now I want to go there, too.

I, too, am proud to be American…even with all our faults! Blessings!

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Kath on October 18, 2011 at 4:01 pm said:

We have never visited the site. We have watched from the Heritage Musuem(camped there) when they do the blasting at night. Thats interesting!

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Jan James on October 18, 2011 at 4:09 pm said:

Last year I wanted to make a loop trip through the Dakotas and the Great Lakes states that border them, but it seemed like everything was under water all season and I had to scratch that idea. Now you’ve gotten me jazzed about it again. I want to fly and rent a car and do some exploring. You won’t catch me inside a cave, though, so I’ll save your pictures and look at them again. Thanks!

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Marie on October 19, 2011 at 2:25 am said:

This is truly one place I have always wanted to see, as well as Wounded Knee and the Medicine Wheel. It choked me up that the girl was proud to be an American. After the past we have shared with the Indian nations, those are such great words to hear. Great trip! So glad you got to go!

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Ed on October 19, 2011 at 11:45 am said:

Would’nt it be funny if he was short pudgy and bald? 🙂

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Oregon Sunshine on October 22, 2011 at 3:21 am said:

And yet another reason to visit! It sounds wonderful and like you had a wonderful time!

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