to create a documentary about the
event. "The Crazy Horse Project"
has formed a collective of indigenous
artists, collaborating to express what
it means to be Lakota. The movie is
scheduled to be released next year.
"One of Fort Robinson's main
attractions is its unique and diverse
history," said Mike Morava,
superintendent at Fort Robinson State
Park. "Assisting the riders in honoring
Crazy Horse every year is one of
the rewarding aspects of working at
present-day Fort Robinson."
This history now includes the
gathering of all nations in unity, to
preserve the Lakota way of life, just as
the legendary leader continues
to inspire new generations to do
the same.
As a group of young Lakotas on
horseback awaited their signal to ride
out of the Fort, they rested under the
shade of an old, towering cottonwood
tree – one of the many silent witnesses
to the history of what happened here.
"Crazy Horse, the veterans, the
youth and the unity of the bridging of
cultures – without those purposes, the
ride would not exist," Brewer said.
"The ride is for everybody. ■
View "The Crazy Horse Project" at
Crazyhorseproject.tumblr.com.
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Coleman Eagle Elk (Hehaka Wanbli) wears traditional regalia while dancing at the annual Oglala Lakota Wacipi in Pine Ridge, South
Dakota. The three day celebration of Lakota culture also features food, art and a rodeo.
PHOTO
BY
AMY
KUCERA
"Crazy Horse never got to ride out of
Fort Robinson," said ride organizer Bamm
Brewer, an Oglala Lakota from Pine Ridge.
"We ride out of here for him."
