Crazy Horse and Korczak - A Man and His Dream

This story and this family is by far, the biggest, boldest dream by a single man and his family and they are making it a reality. If you want to care to dream, dare to dream and fight for your dreams, you must listen to the story of this wonderful family.

Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski and Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear officially started Crazy Horse Memorial June 3, 1948. The Memorial's  mission is to honor the culture, tradition and living heritage of North American Indians.

Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation demonstrates its ongoing commitment to this promise by following these objectives:

• Continuing the progress on the world’s largest mountain sculpture, carving a memorial to the spirit of legendary Lakota leader Crazy Horse and his culture;
• Providing educational and cultural programming to encourage harmony and reconciliation among all people and nations;
• Acting as a repository for Native American artifacts, arts and crafts through the Indian Museum of North America and the Native American Educational & Cultural Center;
• And by establishing and operating, when practical, the American Indian University and Medical Training Center

The Crazy Horse Memorial mountain crew uses precision explosive engineering to carefully and safely remove and shape the rock of the mountain. Since the dedication of the face of Crazy Horse in 1998, the work has been focused on blocking out the horse's head.

A network of about a dozen benches will be cut out around the horse's head. The benches serve to block out the head to within 20 feet of the final surface of the horse's head, while providing access roads for the heavy equipment used to drill holes for loading explosives and to remove loose rock after each blast.

You can visit the Crazy Horse Memorial website for more info.

If you would like to make a donation to the Crazy Horse Memorial to continue the progress, you may make an online gift by clicking on this link: https://www.crazyhorse.org/add1.php

If you prefer to send a gift by mail, please make check payable to theCrazy Horse Memorial Foundation. The address is:

Crazy Horse Memorial
12151 Avenue of the Chiefs
CrazyHorse,South Dakota57730-8900

If you have questions about leaving Crazy Horse in your will or estate, please feel free to contact James Hagen or Tom Claycomb at james.hagen@crazyhorse.org or tom.claycomb@crazyhorse.org

They can also be reached by phone at (605) 673-4681