I love this so much. I hope they NEVER stop working on it. Even if it takes 100-300 years... Thats still the blink of an eye in terms of the history of our earth and world. This massive dream is such an inspiration.
This will never,ever be done. Started in 1948, I first saw this in 1965 at age 5,I am now 61 years old. It's all about the money for these people. I am native, from my perspective they are using the legacy of the lakota to "build" this.
It's hard to put in words where you folks are doing us viewers are with you and so is God I plan on being up there next year it chokes me up to see what y'all are doing for our country and the history that is behind it
If at anytime one has the opportunity to visit it is well worthwhile. my first visit was about 1964 and work was extremely slow. Mainly because the artist would not take money from the US Government. He did not believe that people not interested in the project should pay for its completion. Also he was suspicious that the government would probably not see the project through to completion.
dam native, it took 20 years to make both the pyramids of Giza and the Great Wall of China, and took 14 years to finish Mount Rushmore, it’s been 71 years now and they have made a tunnel and a face, it shouldn’t take this long
Mount Rushmore is way smaller and it is still only half carved compared to the original plan when the federal funding stopped. When you realize how big Crazy Horse is and the amount of rock that needed to be removed just to get to the point where the actual carving can start there has been a lot of work done. They are not just carving the side facing the observation platform but both sides of the mountain!
From the models it appears that this monument will look incredible when it is finished. I wish they could go a little bit faster, though. It looks like they could carve out the hair and body of Crazy Horse fairly soon.
Millions of visitors per year. $11 dollars per. person plus souvenirs. NY times says in a 5 yr period they received 19 million in donations. Do the math. They could've built a state of the art sports arena. Privately owned, non profit tax exempt. Things that make you go hmmm.
I have been thinking the same thing and that bus driver BTW, he asks for tips, pretty rude IMO... Yes there seems to be no reason why things have not chanced from this video in 2012 to now in 2018
Too bad this report was issued by the NY Times, an often factually inaccurate source of information depending upon the subject matter, largely driven by ideologies. Would be interesting to see their balance sheets, however!
From France: I watched the programm on the french TV last week "Korczack Ziolkowski, family dream's story" , it is JUST INCRIDIBLE and EXTRAORDINARY! i dont have enough words...I am completly overwhelmed! So much faith, spirit, love, beauty in this hudge project that will mark the scupture HISTORY on earth! Of course some days new technics will probably be able to do faster BUT CRAZY HORSE is much more than "only" technic, so manual here, it is FAMILY LONG PROJECT OVER THE AGES with faith in lenght and independance. This is the STRENGH of this project. It seems that it will be finished in 2050-2060(?), in fact I wont see it finished BUT I am so so happy that I could have discover and watched this family dream story in a documentary, and I plainly HOPE to come over and see it at least once. I have asked my children to come over and see it when it is finished. I told them "in memory of crazy horse that overwhelmed Mum" :-)
+MS D Thank you so very much for viewing our video! Much appreciated! As you can see from other comments...depending on one's interest we've received both positive and negative feedback regarding this project. It is an amazing project, amazing effort, with no selfish intent by the family. I would like to think I would be around to see it come to completion...but I don't think so! They've a long way to go! It was a cold and blustery day when we visited, but weather didn't stop us from visiting! Appreciate your feedback, and your time! Thank you!
Surely Crazy Horse would never agree with this destroying sculpture, nor in his sacred mountains nor anywhere. It's a shame! And this sculpture has an enormous ecological impact too!! Sorry for the bad english....
We were just there and I thoroughly enjoyed the museum and bus tour. I too question why it is going so slowly with todays machinery. I read something about the family being greedy on the money rather than finish it quickly. Our tour bus driver said she hadn't heard that, but I read it. Who knows.. but...I did enjoy learning about it. I only hope I can be around to see it finished, but I highly doubt it.🤔
You have made a very good movie. Who says Americans have no culture and no history, your work makes me say, men and women of America are as much connected to the land they live on as people of any other culture.
In some ways it's good they're giving a tribute to the American Indian also it's bad because the Black Hills belong to the Lakota Nation they never sold the land it was took from them
Good point I'm going to do some research I'm a history buff you're right they're not from India who just terminology Native America would have been better
Colorado Gorge I did some research come to find out a lot of other tribe actually inherited the Black Hills also Arapahoe Cheyenne besides Lakota they all believed black hills were sacred and held ceremonies there
@@steveallred1330 Thank you for the info! Appreciated! The next step backwards in time would be to discover which segment of the human race arrived on scene before these other identified tribes. A look back at Beringia and the migration from the land that is now Russia reveals the original people's who eventually moved in and occupied the Dakota territory as we know it today. And...when then did it become "sacred" land?
does anyone know this. there was a documentary about blasting and explosives, and this featured in that documentary, but i cant seem to find that documentary.
Crazyhorse humble as he is , would not approve of this unless the profits from this go to his people , mark my words , if there's a whiteman involved in the money side , his people will not see any , there will be some BS excuse or lie and accept it you will have to , curly would not like the mother Gaia being excavated
After over 70 years of multi millions of dollars, all on Private Land owned by the Custer trust foundation, charging what they say should had built fifteen. Don’t know if that’s possible but knowing the dangers of working in fractured granite rocks who knows. Someone is making money with tourism
I believe the so-called real Americans are themselves settlers from far off lands, themselves having migrated to the American continent across the Beringa. It's all relative...
Based on fossil records, the genus appears to have originated in North America about 4 million years ago and spread to Eurasia (presumably by crossing the Bering land bridge) 2 to 3 million years ago.
You seem upset, and lacking for words to properly express yourself in a civilized way. What's your issue? What have YOU done lately to contribute to an understanding of life as led by different groups of individuals all forced to live on the same planet together? Thanks anyway for your comment...better than nothing I guess.
ColoradoGeorge, I think he MAY have been saying "THIS SHIT" (Like THIS SHIT IS AWESOME)... Thats just a guess though. Its possible either way. Ha. People these days... THANK YOU for the video. :)
Even unfinished...it is breath taking. It gives me a sense of peace. I love it they way it is.
I love this so much. I hope they NEVER stop working on it. Even if it takes 100-300 years... Thats still the blink of an eye in terms of the history of our earth and world. This massive dream is such an inspiration.
At the current pace, it should be completed in about 3000 years.
This will never,ever be done. Started in 1948, I first saw this in 1965 at age 5,I am now 61 years old.
It's all about the money for these people. I am native, from my perspective they are using the legacy of the lakota to "build" this.
It's hard to put in words where you folks are doing us viewers are with you and so is God I plan on being up there next year it chokes me up to see what y'all are doing for our country and the history that is behind it
If at anytime one has the opportunity to visit it is well worthwhile. my first visit was about 1964 and work was extremely slow. Mainly because the artist would not take money from the US Government. He did not believe that people not interested in the project should pay for its completion. Also he was suspicious that the government would probably not see the project through to completion.
I actually teared up in the museum, those poems, the pictures, the history.
So Beautifully Done!!!! Thank You!!!
Thank you for viewing the video! Appreciated!
Absolutely love it!!! Thank you for sharing this!!! Havent seen it in many years. Thank you!!
I was stationed at Ellsworth AFB in the early eighties and it was just a rock with a hole in it back then.
good things take time, this is gonna be awesome when its finishedthanks for posting this
dam native, it took 20 years to make both the pyramids of Giza and the Great Wall of China, and took 14 years to finish Mount Rushmore, it’s been 71 years now and they have made a tunnel and a face, it shouldn’t take this long
Thank you for watching!
Mount Rushmore is way smaller and it is still only half carved compared to the original plan when the federal funding stopped. When you realize how big Crazy Horse is and the amount of rock that needed to be removed just to get to the point where the actual carving can start there has been a lot of work done. They are not just carving the side facing the observation platform but both sides of the mountain!
From the models it appears that this monument will look incredible when it is finished. I wish they could go a little bit faster, though. It looks like they could carve out the hair and body of Crazy Horse fairly soon.
Been there saw on TV n 4th grade on bucket list I went when I saw it God bless his soul
Millions of visitors per year. $11 dollars per. person plus souvenirs. NY times says in a 5 yr period they received 19 million in donations. Do the math. They could've built a state of the art sports arena. Privately owned, non profit tax exempt. Things that make you go hmmm.
I have been thinking the same thing and that bus driver BTW, he asks for tips, pretty rude IMO... Yes there seems to be no reason why things have not chanced from this video in 2012 to now in 2018
Too bad this report was issued by the NY Times, an often factually inaccurate source of information depending upon the subject matter, largely driven by ideologies. Would be interesting to see their balance sheets, however!
Jason Crispell Yep, no money in finished.
Sou escultor,aqui no Brasil, é gostaria muito de conhecer esse monumento maravilhoso...
It's definitely worth a visit! Thank you for watching the video!
From France: I watched the programm on the french TV last week "Korczack Ziolkowski, family dream's story" , it is JUST INCRIDIBLE and EXTRAORDINARY! i dont have enough words...I am completly overwhelmed!
So much faith, spirit, love, beauty in this hudge project that will mark the scupture HISTORY on earth!
Of course some days new technics will probably be able to do faster BUT CRAZY HORSE is much more than "only" technic, so manual here, it is FAMILY LONG PROJECT OVER THE AGES with faith in lenght and independance. This is the STRENGH of this project. It seems that it will be finished in 2050-2060(?), in fact I wont see it finished BUT I am so so happy that I could have discover and watched this family dream story in a documentary, and I plainly HOPE to come over and see it at least once. I have asked my children to come over and see it when it is finished. I told them "in memory of crazy horse that overwhelmed Mum" :-)
+MS D Thank you so very much for viewing our video! Much appreciated! As you can see from other comments...depending on one's interest we've received both positive and negative feedback regarding this project. It is an amazing project, amazing effort, with no selfish intent by the family. I would like to think I would be around to see it come to completion...but I don't think so! They've a long way to go! It was a cold and blustery day when we visited, but weather didn't stop us from visiting! Appreciate your feedback, and your time! Thank you!
I think some people are just afraid of such big dreams you know. But this is truly inspiring. Again I want to thank you for your video!!
Surely Crazy Horse would never agree with this destroying sculpture, nor in his sacred mountains nor anywhere. It's a shame! And this sculpture has an enormous ecological impact too!! Sorry for the bad english....
How would you know what he would want?
Don't waste your time or money going here. It hasn't changed since I first saw it in 1998
We were just there and I thoroughly enjoyed the museum and bus tour. I too question why it is going so slowly with todays machinery. I read something about the family being greedy on the money rather than finish it quickly. Our tour bus driver said she hadn't heard that, but I read it. Who knows..
but...I did enjoy learning about it.
I only hope I can be around to see it finished, but I highly doubt it.🤔
You have made a very good movie. Who says Americans have no culture and no history, your work makes me say, men and women of America are as much connected to the land they live on as people of any other culture.
Thank you for watching it! Appreciated!
The Black Hills are sacred to the Lakota look around you can see why
My hero “ crazyhorse”
What's going in Yellowstone national park
Why are they taking so damn long getting it finished????
In some ways it's good they're giving a tribute to the American Indian also it's bad because the Black Hills belong to the Lakota Nation they never sold the land it was took from them
Yes, in a sense you are correct. I often wonder, however, who the Lakota Nation took the land from?
I prefer the term "Native" American Vs. the incorrect label of these people being Indians...they weren't from India! :-)
Good point I'm going to do some research I'm a history buff you're right they're not from India who just terminology Native America would have been better
Colorado Gorge I did some research come to find out a lot of other tribe actually inherited the Black Hills also Arapahoe Cheyenne besides Lakota they all believed black hills were sacred and held ceremonies there
@@steveallred1330 Thank you for the info! Appreciated! The next step backwards in time would be to discover which segment of the human race arrived on scene before these other identified tribes. A look back at Beringia and the migration from the land that is now Russia reveals the original people's who eventually moved in and occupied the Dakota territory as we know it today. And...when then did it become "sacred" land?
ColoradoGeorges, I forgot to write down that you vidéo is great. Thanks so much for sharing it.:-)
+MS D I thank you so much again for taking the time out of your life to sit and watch our video! Very much appreciated!
does anyone know this. there was a documentary about blasting and explosives, and this featured in that documentary, but i cant seem to find that documentary.
Are they still working on completing Cray Horse Memorial?
Hope it's sooner than we think. I wonder if they got the horse part perfected yet.
It will be done in about 2 hundred years.
Steve Squire How can you tell that?
Alex McGillvrey
Well they started in 1948 its 2014 go fifer not even half done.
Crazyhorse humble as he is , would not approve of this unless the profits from this go to his people , mark my words , if there's a whiteman involved in the money side , his people will not see any , there will be some BS excuse or lie and accept it you will have to , curly would not like the mother Gaia being excavated
Man listen..... this won't be finished anytime soon...it's a good idea and a great family project but damn....
Thanks for video...
there's a painting by my uncle in that museum
After over 70 years of multi millions of dollars, all on Private Land owned by the Custer trust foundation, charging what they say should had built fifteen. Don’t know if that’s possible but knowing the dangers of working in fractured granite rocks who knows.
Someone is making money with tourism
Who was crazier? Crazy Horse or crazy Polish man?
I was there in October of that year
Worth the trip?
beautiful utha
Face doesn’t look much like a Native American.
There is no known picture of Crazy Horse.
Why don't we start a go fund me page to complete the process of carzy horse monument I will donate lest get started
I dought
anyone will donate cause they are afraid God forbid they made mistake I Love you Jesus
Great idea! :-)
If the statue was for Custer it would be done just another slap in the face for native Americans from a broken down money can buy. Goverment.
The real American’s
I believe the so-called real Americans are themselves settlers from far off lands, themselves having migrated to the American continent across the Beringa. It's all relative...
I dont really like the monument , seems like a waste of space, ya know?
Man, how could you not like this!?! Come on. Its amazing. You can admit it. :)
where did the native american horse originate from ?
Based on fossil records, the genus appears to have originated in North America about 4 million years ago and spread to Eurasia (presumably by crossing the Bering land bridge) 2 to 3 million years ago.
probably won't be alive to see it
THIS SHIT
You seem upset, and lacking for words to properly express yourself in a civilized way. What's your issue? What have YOU done lately to contribute to an understanding of life as led by different groups of individuals all forced to live on the same planet together? Thanks anyway for your comment...better than nothing I guess.
Dude have some respect
ColoradoGeorge, I think he MAY have been saying "THIS SHIT" (Like THIS SHIT IS AWESOME)... Thats just a guess though. Its possible either way. Ha. People these days...
THANK YOU for the video. :)
musicisbrilliant No he made another comment about how he doesn’t like it on the video.
That makes me sad. :/
A bunch of pessimistic people I have another term for them
SCAM, its a damn scam!