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discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,476 posts)
Mon Sep 7, 2015, 08:46 AM Sep 2015

"Never forget your dreams" - Crazy Horse

(crosspost First Americans) http://www.democraticunderground.com/11911003

South Dakota was the first state to officially celebrate Native Americans’ Day each year on the second Monday in October. Elsewhere, the day is observed as Columbus Day.

The South Dakota Legislature established the Native Americans’ Day holiday at the urging of Gov. George S. Mickelson. He declared 1990 as a “Year of Reconciliation” and called for the first Native Americans’ Day observance to be held at Crazy Horse Memorial, where the likeness of the Lakota leader is being carved to honor the Native Americans.

At the first holiday gathering, held at Crazy Horse Memorial, Gov. Mickelson told more than 1,200 people, “We can’t turn back the clock. We can only turn to the future together. What we can do as leaders, both Native American and white, is teach others that we can change attitudes.”

https://crazyhorsememorial.org/

Standing Bear was determined. He would not rest until there was a memorial, which honored his people, was located in the Black Hills, and was equally large in scope and vision as the memorial being carved at Mt. Rushmore. At one point, he even approached Gutzon Borglum to advocate for a Native American addition to the Shrine of Democracy. Borglum likely dismissed the idea as no such addition transpired; however, in keeping with the legacy of persistence and advocacy that he created during his lifetime, Standing Bear refused to give up. His continued search would eventually lead him to prize-winning sculptor, Korczak Ziolkowski . . .





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"Never forget your dreams" - Crazy Horse (Original Post) discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 OP
I want to go there madokie Sep 2015 #1
I first read about this in the early '70s discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 #2
Ironic 2naSalit Sep 2015 #3
Seems like a shame discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 #4

madokie

(51,076 posts)
1. I want to go there
Mon Sep 7, 2015, 09:16 AM
Sep 2015

but I see its not completed yet. Probably won't be in my lifetime unless I change my ways, a whole bunch

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,476 posts)
2. I first read about this in the early '70s
Mon Sep 7, 2015, 10:13 AM
Sep 2015

I was interested but never looked into very much.

This is an information age and today's challenged seems to be sorting out the meaningful from the mundane. I'm not into facebook, twitter, instagram, uselesspicsofmyfeet...

I'd go there too if I got the chance.

2naSalit

(86,332 posts)
3. Ironic
Mon Sep 7, 2015, 11:19 AM
Sep 2015

in that this memorial isn't being built by Indians, apparently the company doing the work refuses to hire Indians thus providing them with jobs... same old story of making a show of something without the substance to back it up.

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