Crazy Horse Memorial

Mad Horse Mountain was built to commemorate the Indian national hero Mad Horse, not far from the President Mountain. He is a young Indian Chief, a brave life, in the Indian people, his status is extremely high, is a legendary hero

Mad Horse (CRAZY HORSE) formerly known as Tashunca Uitco, is a young chief of the Sioux (SIOUX) and is a national hero in the eyes of Indians. Legend has it that Mad Horse is handsome and well-mannered, but very brave in combat, "like a crazy horse." The guide repeatedly pointed out in the introduction that in the face of a powerful enemy, even the last person will not surrender! This is the character and spirit of the mad horse, which also represents the national spirit of the Indians. Through the lobby of the tourist center, you can see a white Mad Horse Monument sculpture, which is a monument model created by the sculptor Kolchak • Tsiolkovsky (Korczak Ziolkowski) according to the description of the Indians. Seeing the mad horse chief riding on the Hummer, facing the question of who the white commander's land belongs to, the left finger said to the former home: "My land is where my dead people are buried" (My lands are where my dead lie buried). In 1939, Boston-born sculptor Kolchak • Tsiolkovsky (Korczak Ziolkowski) won the first prize for sculpture at the New York World's Fair. The Sioux Chiefs, who saw Kolchak's achievements from news reports, wrote to invite him to create a memorial to honor the North American Indians. After World War II, Korchak rejected the government's request to create a war memorial, accepted the invitation of the station bear, and came to Montenegro to choose the 600-foot-tall Leishan (Thunderhead Mountain) as a monument site. Kolchak used his own money to buy private land nearby and carved a scale model of the Mad Horse Monument in Tennessee marble. In May 1947, at 38, Kolchak set up a tent under Red Hill to begin work and decided to carve the entire 563-foot peak instead of the originally planned maximum of 100 feet. Many volunteers came to Montenegro to work, including Ruth Ross, the sculptor's wife, who married in 1950 and had ten children, seven of whom were involved in the construction of the Mad Horse Monument. Kolchak died suddenly in 1982 at the age of 74, known by the industry as "legend, dream, vision and greatness". Kolchak's wife, Ruth, took over the role of President and CEO of the Mad Horse Monument Foundation, continuing the unfinished business of the sculptor. Ruth led the creation and expansion of museums and restaurants on the observation deck, and launched the North American Indian University education program. The museum houses a wide range of fine art and sculptures of Native Americans, including artifacts from the entire tribal countries of North America, which is also the largest Indian museum in the United States.