Thursday November 5, 2009, 12:33 pm
This is a great idea to have University education programs located on the site. I wish I was wealthy enough to make donations to the foundation. Thanks LW.

Thursday November 5, 2009, 12:40 pm
I saw this memorial last time I was back in the US; even unfinished it is spectacular. As Kelly says it's a great idea to have educational facilities at the site. Thanks Terry.

Thursday November 5, 2009, 1:02 pm
that is great noted thank you

Thursday November 5, 2009, 1:16 pm
This is a great story, Thanks Terry! The one thing I didn't understand is the statement at the end of the story that this project is (and has been) controversial. Why?
From the article-
CRAZY HORSE, S.D. – While the huge likeness of a horse’s head takes rough shape from the granite of Thunderhead Mountain, educational buildings begin to emerge at Crazy Horse Memorial, where the massive statuary tribute to a Lakota warrior and leader is accompanied by a commitment to Native education.

“Everything is coming along very well,” said Ruth Ziolkowski, memorial president and widow of sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, who began the memorial to Crazy Horse more than 60 years ago on this mountain about 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills (He Sapa).

In addition to the sculpture, which will reach nearly 600 feet in height when completed, the Crazy Horse Memorial complex will include the University and Medical Training Center for the North American Indian and an enlarged museum.

At the invitation of the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, “Crazy Horse will become a satellite affiliate of the University of South Dakota,” Jack Marsh, of the foundation’s board of directors, said in recent remarks for Native American Day at the memorial.

“USD will hire special faculty, write curriculum, and teach preparatory and college-level courses to Native students,” he said. “The Crazy Horse/USD academic partnership will begin as a summer program.

“Initially, Native students, attending other schools and colleges during fall, winter and spring will reside at Crazy Horse for the summer and become temporary students of the University of South Dakota,” said Marsh, who is the founding director of USD’s American Indian Journalism Institute.

The students will divide their time between classroom and workplace, earning college credit for USD-taught classes and receiving income from jobs and paid internships provided by Crazy Horse. Eligible Native students will receive tuition scholarships from the foundation.

It is hoped the educational program will be “in full swing for the summer of 2011,” he said.

Thursday November 5, 2009, 1:57 pm
We must protect all sacred ground,no more ravaging and rapeing our precious earth mother for the federal reserve note/baby diapers

Thursday November 5, 2009, 3:39 pm
this is good news terry

Thursday November 5, 2009, 4:35 pm
JennyLynn, although it is a wonderful thing the educational studies and the man did mean well who started this project, to Honor Crazy Horse. The Native Americans however, would never have done something like blow up the mountain to have it look like anyone of them. The mountain is sacred and should remain as it was so this blasting on the mountain is not in keeping with the traditional ways of the Indian. Crazy Horse himself would not approve....so there lies the controversy.

Thursday November 5, 2009, 4:41 pm
You know the mind of Crazy Horse? Does he talk to you like "God" talks to Bush?

Thursday November 5, 2009, 5:40 pm
this good thery than you

Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:17 pm
Thanks Terry

Thursday November 5, 2009, 9:51 pm
He talks to me John.But,not just him,all of them.Dandelion is right about not blasting the mountain.It is not keeping with our traditional ways.Maybe you could use a little more native education.I think you should apoligize for your offensive words.

Thursday November 5, 2009, 10:08 pm
Well I also belong to a tribal society as a pure blood native, I was not wishing to offer offence, but no-one's gods or ancestors talk to them be they Christians, Native -Americans or Celts, we may talk to our ancestors, but they certainly don't talk back. If you took offence then I apologise, but I don't resile from my comments.
I assure you I need no education in cultural oppression; we were being oppressed by these people for at least one millenia before you knew they existed, when you've been fighting the English etc. for as long as we have then you can tell us how it's done.

Friday November 6, 2009, 7:15 am
Thanks Terry, had a long comment and thought it was quite good hit wrong button and it went into space. UGH!!!

Super article, thanks!!!

Sunday November 8, 2009, 1:02 am
FAR OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!