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 they came to hunt for food and a place where they came to pray and this is very personal land and very private things have been here for them and they still do it and just more modern ways. Standing there in 1939 invited him to come out and start them out on carving a dad decided to come out to the reservation when he did he realize he didnt know much about the native culture so that he was very inquisitive and very wise and looked at things very differently and more deeply than most people do thought these are such poor conditions and they should be honored. Then he decided to take on the job of carving him out and he and standing bar standing there looked at different mountains. He did and wanted to it and rushmore. When artist get together doesnt always work out. Mchenry knew that dad had worked mt. Rushmore and he won first prize at the fair. Henry got all those things together and went to dad and thats how it started. Get the people together and dad once the black hills to carve the memorial so the white man would know that the Redmond Art also. Standing horse was born along the rapid creep in our language he was born along the fastmoving water. Whenever you is going to be born they said it would deal away from the main camp and as his mother was giving birth his father was outside the tp. The mothers helpers after the baby was born, they brought the baby out to the father that the father takes his baby and faces west and he says grandfather thank you very much for my son. You gave me a son and i say thank you to you very much. This crazy horse with his mysterious individual. He kept himself a lot and he put the people both but for himself so he cared much more about his surroundings and the group that you is to take care of more than his own comforts. Take us to today. Whats going on today when you came to work and what will you be working on . I live here so im always at work but as far as the mountain is concerned right now we are drilling some holes at angles on the forearm of crazy horse in order for us to slide our wire so we can continue to make those angled cuts all the way down crazy Horses Arm and another saw cut on the end of crazy Horses Finger with a Knuckle Area is. The next seven to 12 years we will have crazy horses handcarved in the hairline of crazy horse carved about down to the right shoulder. Some native americans i have spoken with one of the issues they have with this memorial on mt. Rushmore it is taking the native geology of the land and the rock up there and changing it from something that the creator was there before and what are your thoughts on that . Well the creator created human beings to do things. Thats one Thing And Dad wanted to carve it in montana and not the black hills but the indian people who said you have to carpet in the black hills. He was invited here by the native american people to carve it into the black hills but whats really important is you are telling a story about people and part of the story that we are telling we are telling the history of the native american people and we are telling the future of the native american people and present day we have lots of artists and performers that come here and share their knowledge and their experiences and their lives with their guests and visitors and if you have knowledge you have everything you need. Is crazy horse started to become this young mighty warrior he stood for the people. He would look at the full children to handicap the elderly and the womenfolk that were with crazy horse and look out for the whole people. The biggest challenge is its not the money. The biggest challenge is understanding the mountain and knowing where the Sea Seam lines are and make sure we keep that safe. That is the biggest challenge in the other challenge is to get people to understand it is something thats ongoing and growing all the time. We have people that disagree with this Mountain Carving and we know that. Its america so you can disagree. We tried to explain what else is here like the university in the museum and then they become enlightened and its not just the desecration of the mountain like some people tell us. There is a purpose behind it and that mountain he mountain is tht thing that will be here. The universities and the museums make the biggest difference for the native american people. This land that we stand on we are still here and no matter what Color Or Skintreatment effe diseases. Subcommittee on health will now come to order you to overnighting Todays Hearing is being held remotely as well as in person. 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