semi-daily journal of my thoughts and feelings(hopefully) On my life living in the Rocky Mountains...
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7/02/2006  Mt. Rushmore was pretty impressive. You could see the importance of the edifice to the American government, how it is promoted and maintained. When we first entered the monument, we were immediately caught up in the immersing of information. Halley and Ian were challenged to become Mt. Rushmore Junior Rangers, and so we all spent several hours gleaning information from the various venues, from the Presidential Walk to the exhibits and movies, teaching us how the idea for Rushmore came about, how it was built, etc. It was , to say the least, impressive and informative. I would have to say, though, that our visit to Crazyhorse was not just impressive, informative, but, for me, spiritually moving. Pretty much run and "occupied" by Native Americans, it made no bones about sharing the history of CrazyHorse, both the idifice and the man, who was not only a tribal chief, but also recognized as a shaman and philosopher, statesman, and oracle in the ways, lives, and future of the Native Americans. One of the things that the man Crazyhorse is held in high regard for is the fact that he never was party to the signing of treaties with the U.S. government. He said that the U.S. government made many promises to the Native Americans that they never kept. The only promise that they kept was when they promised to take the Native Americans lands, which they did. But, politics aside, there is a spirituality that the land exudes...if you stop, look, listen...allow your senses to take it in, you can feel the spirit of the place... posted by David | 7/02/2006 11:48:00 AM |
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