Dakota are a very sacred area as a whole. In the black hills, i believe at one time or another, there is a piece of the rest of the world here somewhere. We are in the epicenter of sometimes testy relations between native and nonnative inhabitants. Stretching about 110 miles long and 70 miles wide, the black hills of south dakota rise up from the plains just to the west of rapid city. The black hills are very important to the native american members. They refer to it as the heart. The pine trees and the elevation we have thats around all this. Speaking of where rapid city is that, we are positioned at the gateway to the black hills. It is kind of how we have always billed ourselves, even back to the earliest founders of rapid city. I am donovan sprague. My name translates. It is about 100 miles east of where i stand right now. That is the sacred bear butte, a very spiritual place where not only lakota, but people of Many American Indian Tribes and nationalities visit. About the time. S
Announcer next, an American History tv exclusive. Ou cities tourr to rapid city, south dakota. For eight years now, we have traveled to u. S. Cities, bringing the literary scene and Historic Sites to our viewers. You can watch more of our visits tour. Span. Org cities the cspan cities tour is on the road, exploring the american story. With support from our cable partners, this weekend we travel to rapid city, south dakota, featuring lifesize statues of each of our nations mr. President s. We experience this history of this city of 5000. We will take you into the Black Hills National Forest with a trip to Mount Rushmore national memorial, the states most visited tourist site. In 20 minutes, it is onto one of the most Sacred Places in the world for many native americans. And later, we will visit the Journey Museum to hear about the devastating flood that changed the look of rapid city. We begin with the history of Mount Rushmore. The heart of south dakotas black hills. There it is, the 6
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In the black hills i believe at one time or another there is a piece of the rest of the world here somewhere. Its kind of a mysterious place. This place is worthwhile and important. E this wright is one that many of our guests can take to the bottom of the amount mountain just to show you how big the mountain is. The crazy horse project was started in late teen 1940s and did the work is carried out by jadwiga. The land is owned by the foundation. Weve been able to get little pieces of the time and purchase it. The Mountain Preservation has been going on since june 3, 1948 the first blast on a mountain. Dad and mother were here in five of the survivors of the battle of the little bighorn and those people describe what crazy horse looked like to them. He based that off of the description of those five survivors. We were right in the middle of the black hills. All of the black hills are considered sacred and this is a place where thee to hunt for food and a place where they came to pray a