The dark history of Mount Rushmore - Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2021
- Uncover the hidden history of the building of Mount Rushmore, and how its creation destroyed sacred Native American land.
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Between 1927 and 1941, workers blasted 450,000 tons of rock from a mountainside using chisels, jackhammers, and dynamite. Gradually, they carved out Mount Rushmore. Today, the monument draws nearly 3 million people to South Dakota’s Black Hills every year. But its façade belies a dark history. Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means explore the destruction of the sacred Six Grandfathers Mountain.
Lesson by Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means, directed by Anton Bogaty.
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“One man’s shrine is another man’s cemetery” Man, that quote resonates quite well with U.S. History.
Edit: I never said it didn’t resonate with other countries’ history. I’m simply pointing out its resonance with U.S. History.
With any nations history, I’d say. An unfortunate truth of humanity.
Thats all of humanity's history not just US
Goes with damn near everyone’s history. Modern China is built on the bodies of millions of Dzungars, Christians, Hakkas, peasants, and political dissidents. Modern Africa is built on the bodies of millions of endangered species, blacks, tribal minorities, and thousands of Indians, Muslims, and Europeans. Same way that the US is built on the millions of bodies of dead Indians, Africans, rival imperialists, and buffalo.
How so? I am not that educated about american history lol
OOF
Seriously, their animation capability and expertise is unbeatable. They prove to be exceedingly rich in ideas about different human characteristics and emotions, e.g. the man at 2:02 is just………😂
bruh miner
... so accurately american
@@LA-bq6hf exactly 🤣
Wow, the more you learn about history the darker it gets.
US history
...The greater your realization of the absorb lies gets.
You don't like "the good ol' days?" Being an atheist of African American and Native American descent spoils all of those "If you could travel back in time to another era" questions.
Sometimes ignorance is bliss
Yes... thats what history is.
This kind of educational material wasn't around 35 years ago when I visited Mount Rushmore for the first time. I'll never look at it the same now. My kids will learn history correctly
Awesome .. make sure to teach them to hate their race and feel guilty for things they had no hand in
@@macktheripper7454 no no no. That is not the way to go at it. Learn what you can from your entire history and ancestors and to NEVER repeat it's dark aspects. What good will hate and guilt do?
@@TheDeadEyeSamurai 👏👏 well said
While the story you probably received had bias, so does this one.
Seek more resources than what's presented here. The truth will likely be somewhere in the middle.
@@abuibu Why should the truth be in the middle? You think the truth is more towards the colonizer's narrative? No. Just because nationalistic brainwashing is widespread does not mean those narratives have validity.
When I was an adolescent, from a little country in south asia, I read about invasion against first nation people, it broke my little heart. It felt so unfair that how little known and how actively the actual history of Native American people were erased. I'm glad it started to get more exposure on the internet.
i was in a decently well off school with rather adequate funding, i also temporarily attended a catholic school with skewed curriculum (due to private vs public edu curriculum) despite that neither talked about the natives of America, and its intentional. the closest i ever got to learning and understanding was a kind history teacher in HS who specialized in American/govt studies. he erected a map in classroom that showed every native nation and its peoples as well as their loose and firm borders. that was it a picture. and a fairy tale lie in grade school about "thanks giving". its difficult to have pride in your nation when it bears the blood of millions across centuries. whether your American, canadian, french, dutch, belgian, spanish, german, chinese, or Japanese(etc) high end imperialist conquest is brutal and difficult to look at with loving reverence, at least if youre not a sociopath.
@@kaiyote7924 as I am English, I feel we should be very much included and ashamed.
Stuff like this happened all over the world. US citizens were once Europeans you know.
Same things happen to people from minority religion and ethnicity in my country as well, our country was supposedly made to be against fascist philosophy. But now we are a pioneer in fascism.
@@lesallison9047 you didn’t do it … so no shame necessary
For the longest time, I thought this “tourist attraction” was amazing and I had it on my bucket list. Never ever was I taught or knew about the history behind it. I really wish schools would teach this. We need to know our history. Makes me wonder about the other tourist attraction places around here. What is their history?
It’s okay to go there still cause it’s regardless gonna stay, I’m a Native American and only went their to see crazy horse’s monument starting to show more head.
@@michaelrichards4255 it's also a show of great presidents USA had
Which is important to remember considering the corrupt politicians today
All of America is sus, great lakes are towns the government sunk and so much more
Absolutely loved how he referred to it as the Six Grandfathers Mountain at the end. I wonder if those who illegally put the faces on the mountain used that mountain to disrespect the Sioux nation?
They did. The white colonizers carved those faces into the mountain as a big F you to the Sioux nation.
Exactly what they wanted to do.
Illegal?
Yes, it is a symbol of power.
Showing who is the boss of and true owner of the land.
@@acoleman51096 yes. It was clearly illegally done
Just an innocent question:
Which treaty(s) was respected by the American government/military?
None of them. The government continues to break them all.
They should have been called "cheaty".
They are still being broken to this day with continued encroachment on native lands
Land of the free? More like land of da thieves
The ones that ended WWI, WWII, and the Vietnam War. I can’t even say the Treaty of Paris in 1783 (the one that enshrined American independence) because the US violated the clauses protecting the property of Loyalists.
When I hear your intro jingle, I know I'm both learning & entertained.
I’m from Oahu and a very similar story has played out with Makua Valley here, a site of profound cultural importance to Hawaiian culture which was promised to be returned after WW2 was over and it just never was. Period. In fact the US military still thinks it’s a great place to test live ammunition.
It also took them decades to give back Kahoʻolawe. And when they returned it, it was torn apart after years of bombing. How do you “borrow” something from someone and return it in worse condition? Pilau.
The more you learn about US slavery, the darker it gets. Literally
The only language the US speaks is violence.
The Native Americans and Hawaiians need effective diplomacy and outreach to the European powers, the Chinese, Russians and Africans.
Through them, they can gain nuclear or biochemical weapons to threaten the cities of their oppressors or force a painful campaign of sabotage and insurgency that would wreak economic havoc on the US.
With these hard power capabilities, the US regime would then have no choice but to return what was stolen and to right the wrongs enacted on Native Americans, Hawaiians and their ancestors.
FBO
@@MissCleo24 Uh.... Learn your own history, buddy, lol. A lot of the latinos youre talking about, had tides with Spanish conquistadors.
I love this narrator's style. More from them please.
Best... Narrator... Ever!
Is this Morgan Freeman?
like a natgeo documentary
Legit thought it was JK SIMMONS AT FIRST 🤣
More from him* you mean. The narrator is clearly a man and only one person.
*The only thing that we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.*
~Georg Hegel
Not entirely correct
“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” British statesman Winston Churchill
You wouldn’t get this point of view in the curriculum of US ‘education’ system. Quality uploads like this is why RUclips is the only ‘social media’ I participate in. Well done
Awesome video!
Please make more videos about the Native American People because their rich yet painful history must be brought to light and I'm sure there are thousands others like me who's interested in learning more about them.
Elwood Towner would be very interesting for me.
A native america who had good relations with the nazis. As he promised the nazis to fight on their side with an army of 750,000 men against the USA.
Shows how great the native hatred of America.
Ash a lot of native folk did and still do serve in the US military. (not that I find it a good thing) but thats fact that heavily contradicts your point.
Anyway, I am not native and I hate the US. Its not hard to hate.
I suggest Bailey Sarian's dark history! She covers alot of them in a very engaging way, that even non-american like me is intrigued. Give her channel a watch.
The sculptor who started the project also did the controversial Confederate monument carved into the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia. Very solid video!
Not true, he started Stone Mountain and got fired from it. None of his work is up there now he removed it as he got fired. Learn your facts.
Wow... you're kind of right. I didn't realize they blew all of his work off the side of the mountain. I think his plan was still the one they enacted, but touche.
@@thespecialist2142 the reason he blasted his work was because of an artistic disagreement they had on what they were depicting on the mtn. He wanted the soldiers to have hats on, but the commissioners of stone mtn project said no they should have their hats off as there would be women present at that mountain. I guess to be respectful lol. But if you look at today’s Stone Mountain they sure don’t have hats on. Borglum wants hats. He totally got fired from that so doubtful they give him credit for much anything there other being their first carver on the mountain.
thanks for always bringing quality videos TED!
There not going to give you a heart
@@lawrup 😭😂
@@lawrup ur life is sad
imagine seeing 4 heads on a mountain everyday
to remind you that your land was illegally taken away from you
imagine crying about "stolen land".
Smh
It wasn't taken illegally. They lost the war and had to sign it over for the asskicking to stop.
Cope and seethe snowflake
@@vasectomyfail442 huh?🤷♀️
That’s so awesome they refused the money and said it was never for sale.
It’s incredibly unfortunate (and 100% intentional) that more people don’t learn the truth about history.
We must remember that history is written by the conquerors and not the fallen.
@@realbroggo That doesn’t really apply to this video.
@@gondar6181I mean it kinda does lol
@@CuteShiba It doesn’t because the video explains otherwise. Native Americans and their peoples got destroyed and oppressed by the West as a whole, and this video is an example of that. It’s not like the video denies history. It’s usually westerners with a superiority complex who do and refer to themselves as superior. This video shows how the indigenous got their lands disrespected on, so not really “written by the conquerors” if the “conquerors” wrote about how bad they were.
@@gondar6181 that’s history now, also the government does teach it but they aren’t really doing anything about it, history class was a lot different back then compared to now
This is interesting. I want to learn all types of history. The good, the bad, the simple, the convoluted, etc
Beyond all the dispute I think it is quite telling, that the Lakota people honored the mountain and surrounding nature as it was, while the US blasted away the rock to put faces of their leaders on them. The US way may be more impressive at first sight, but I prefer the intimate bond that the Lakota have to our beautiful planet and nature's gifts.
It is what it is you don't have to like it but you can't erase history.
Absolute facts! that's how it is.
I didn’t even know about this until just recently…it’s so sad that this sacred mountain was just taken from them :(
You are right!
Skill issue
As a non American this was a fascinating topic.
This video is proof that no matter how many treaties are formed, sooner or later it's always the indigenous tribes or people that are at a loss.
Or you could say to the victor go the spoils.
Army 💜
On the first day of class,, my Indian Law professor summed up Indian law with "The Indians always lose. Even when they win, they eventually lose."
'at a loss' is a very nice phrase for the more powerful side of these contracts breaking said contracts.
@@AM-ux6vf cringe
Every one of these videos is simply eye-opening. Thanks for sharing these important stories.
learning all this history truly made me think we are harbinger of destruction whether past or present.
Yes
I am not a USA citizen nor resident. But I believe that this is simply human nature. This is nothing new to the world and its not unique to the USA.
So don't beat yourself over the head with it unless you want become suicidal.
The entire western hemisphere has a similar, dark history. The US isn't unique. They're just the best at wringing their hands over events that happened 100+ years ago.
WW2, WW1, American Civil War, Gulf War, Iraq War
In all these wars we were fighting either against the oppressor or the country that started the war
@@somethingiwillremember1239 The Armenian genocide, the Tiananmen Massacre, the Spanish inquisition, the invation of poland, the ancient war between the african tribes Zulu vs Xhosa, and many, MANY MORE.
The USA had nothing to do with them. War, tragedy, and brutality is a shadow that has been casted in all of humanity.
Wait. A sculptor who was connected to the KKK carved Abraham Lincoln's head into the mountain?
I know I was confused by that too
In fairness the KKK during this time was extremely popular alot of people during this time were apart or linked to it in some way.
Here at logic incorporated, we do logic. (Warning, logic not guaranteed)
A great video- A band called protest the hero have an excellent song on this topic too! All very educational and interesting but ultimately very tragic history.
What song?
Never mind, found it, Little Snakes
Mao said power comes from the barrel of a gun. I'm so sad that history agrees with him.
Mao is smort
It's quite sad that throughout history humans always believe if they can then they should
Who thought it was a good idea to carve a bunch of faces into a goddamn mountain
"An arrogant sculptor named Gutzon Borglum"
Imperialism in a nutshell
@@michaelweiske702 (citation required)
They look great and unique monument in the whole world and not just another boring mountain
@@calypso You really just went and said that after watching the video
Aside from its a symbol of patriotism, its also a reminder of the tragic past that the Lakota people had to go through.
It's only tragic to the Lakota people that never assimilated to become a patriotic Americans.
@@funkydiscogod maybe because the tribals there were not "treated" equally and were seen as tribal people. Again, I have not read American History a lot.
Yeah, because the British were there first and then came the Natives, that's why they never assimilated. Lol.
@@funkydiscogod or maybe they had their very own language, culture, traditions, customs, norms, values and socio-economic life. Maybe they were enough patriotic in their own right. Maybe the white American patriotic nose is too large, interfering on almost every corner of the globe, massacring native peoples in the name of curbing communism, patriotism, democracy and whatnot.
@@redbongocauliflower I like your use of the word "maybe". It implies a willingness to accept that you are wrong.
im going to cry because you didnt sugar coat anything and thank you, America does not understand what kind of scary system runs our land
As a Student we all are thought that History is what describes the Good of are elders but as I grew up History for me became a very interesting subject which made me understand that one must learn from the mistakes made by our elders and never repeat them.
*repeat
So good to see ted ed drawing attention to such historical events. We need more videos like this 👍🏼
They should finish the sculpture
wow, never new 4 faces on a mountain can symbolise so much things to different people
Ted always bring useful information with nice animation hope you will make more video on indian history...
I did not know that. Love this channel.
I’m sorry but give the narrator a raise
We learn from history that we do not learn from history
I think it's the only channel which provides subtitles in 5 (or more) different languages 😲😯
sorry if I'm clueless because I'm Canadian but I feel like first nation/indigenous historical problems aren't emphasized in the US as much as in Canada. Our educational curriculums are heavily focused on the terrible things indigenous peoples went through in Canada in the past. but, whenever I speak to people from the US it doesn't even seem to cross their minds, is that coincidence or do ppl in the US just not care about indigenous injustices by the US in the past. lmk
You're not wrong, but Canada's attempts to recon with its past with the first nations is a very recent phenomenon. 20 years ago, Canada was much more like the US is now. There are efforts underway to have those same kinds of discussions here in the US, and maybe in another 20 years we'll have caught up.
Because our history is whitewashed so the delicate Caucasians don't feel bad about themselves.
I had one day to learn about the atrocities that the American settlers/colonists did to the Native Americans... One day out of 12 years of public education in the US. It's pathetic really.
Idk but I was taught about it. I haven’t even taken US history yet and it’s been spoken about multiple times. There’s no one curriculum as to what every US student learns so some might learn more than others.
This issue isn't isolated to our treatment of natives. The US education system is designed and encouraged to gloss over or omit entirely the various atrocities this country has committed over the years, even things that have happened within living memory. It's all quite intentional. The less people know about the questionable things our government has done, the less people will question what our government plans to do.
That’s crazy
Can’t we just. Say, thank you for these AMAZING videos from TED-Ed? I mean… look at this! This a beautiful master piece, and they just make it like, I just don’t know how to explain it, It’s just wonderful. This is how I like learning videos more, it isn’t just because of the drawings and stuff, it’s just the flow it has like just it’s not really learning it’s just more like… somebody was just reading a story to you, idk if people understand that, but I mean come on, look at the work made into this. Now this is entertainment I enjoy.
Mount Rushmore should be restored to its original glory
imagine you shook hands with your frenemy neighbor and then you wake up one morning to find that they had blasted a tribute to your mortal enemies into your backyard?! i dont even understand why it is even a question of whether to give back the land. tacky tourist attractions can be made literally anywhere else.
For those interested, you can also watch the video by Adam Ruins Everything on this topic
Great video. So everyone can know this history and respect it.
Superb animation wish there was a series like this
i read the title as "The DANK history of Mount Rushmore"..what has internet done to me?!
2:32 That would’ve been so awesome.
TED-ED can you do a History On Trial video of Hernan Cortez.
Seeing this thumbnail in my subscription list after getting deep into Monument Mythos, where a mysterious force seemingly plants metaphysical trees on top of the now distorted heads.
Good video
I think the sculptures are beautiful 👍
To bad their in the lamest state ever. Maybe they should be knocked down.
@@mp4370506 lmao
Heres's a crazy idea: give the land back and let the Lakota decide what to do with Rushmore.
This Video is gold...
Amazing video. Tnx a lot
The dark history of a famous American monument.
Why am I not surprised?
Roosevelt befriended lived with, and advocated for the Comanche nation and other native nations
Exactly the comment I was looking for. And during the Spanish American war he recruited and fought with the Indians
@@TheMrShnickers I mean in most wars fought that involved the US on american soil, both sides recruited natives.
Happy 4th of July everyone! God Bless America!
"Only bad people live to see their likenesses set in stone."
So are all the sport greatest athletes bad people because they have statues of them selves?
@@JT-zy2ft name one
Ooo dark history of famous monuments I got to see this
only to the native
Sadly, this happens lots of times and is currently happening in many different countries.
I wish they leave nature alone.
Wait, Lincoln was one of Borglum's heroes even though he had ties to the KKK?
There’s no actual proof he was a member but he had ties to klan politics as they helped fund one of his sculpture projects.
Yeah. Really strange. Even Ted Roosevelt hated the KKK.
Yeah honestly that was in there just to stir up hate. 3 of the presidents did a lot for the country and Theodore was added because he was friends with the builder. The whole kkk ties and anti native talk about Washington and Theodore was really unnecessary
@@HIFLY01 It's necessary. The ties and the crimes is one of the many factor that sparks the anger of the Lakota.
Imagine that a dude kill all your family members, your love ones, your pet, everything that's significant to you, and leave you seriously wounded. Then another guy come and build the statue of the first dude on the house that he take from you by violence. You think you'd be able to tolerate that? Think, Mark, think.
@@HIFLY01 They are talking about the attitude of those presidents towrds the native Lakota people. They may have done a lot of the country, but it's not as if any of those things brought prosperity to the Lakota people. Their flaws must be known as well, if we are really to understand history.
Thank you for posting this important part of history.
Love the factual representation of history. I am no fan of sugarcoating…”they illegally stole the land…not like many who’ll say taken or given or transferred”
Treaties are not laws therefore breaking a treaty does not mean it was illegally stolen. Also since nothing can be legally stolen this is not only repetitive it is also redundant to say "illegally stolen".
@@the88thdarcstar I get your second point, but about the first... are treaties not important? Europe has tons of peace treaties and cooperation treaties, like the ones that hold together the European Union.
@@escribopapelitos
& hundreds of those treaties were eventually broken not just in Europe but worldwide. Let's be honest, treaties were mostly made to stop hostilities & merely postpone them.
@@the88thdarcstar but a lot of ppl like u bar mexicans from entering the us saying they are occupying and stealing ur lands? ironic huh
The script given to the narrator has Alot of "opinions" included and should not have been placed in there. Clumping "people" with the action of a "government" as being one and the same is grossly incorrect.
give the land back its theirs.....remove Mt. Rushmore, US broke ALL treaties. Joel 2:11
US government to the native people summerized in one line:
"I am altering the deal, pray I don't alter it further
When will you do next History vs episode?
Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen and Minato
"Souls of Lincoln will be freed"
"I will introduce infection"
when ted-ed knows ur doing this in ur history lessons rn
Maybe they should keep it there as a reminder/part of an important story that should not be forgotten.
I had no idea about any of this, and I hope it stays as a warning to future generations about occupation and tyranny.
stay for what? we have pictures now and everyone has internet. I don't think it can be forgotten.
@@tierk4328 I don't know.
It might get forgotten. I didn't even know it happened until today.
I have no idea what the right thing to do is.
I'm just putting in my 2c.
If it's demolished...then...in time, people will forget what happened.
If it stays, then it remains as a cautionary tale...In my opinion...I don't know what the right thing to do is.
I have nothing to lose or gain from any action taken OR not taken...I don't live in America.
To refuse a billion dollars on the grounds that land is priceless... good for the Sioux. That must have have been a very difficult decision. (Considering it should have been a much, much higher number, all the more, bravo.)
You wouldn’t get this point of view in the curriculum of US ‘education’ system. This is why RUclips is the only ‘social media’ I participate in. Well done
Before the mountain was carved, the natural beauty was unpresidented
That was horrible.
Take my like.
I heard the designer of Mt. Rushmore wanted Teddy-senpai to notice him.
Keep it up TED Ed. Shame people trying to keep this out of school curricula.
@Yummy Spaghetti NoodlesWhat are you saying?🤷♀️
3:21-3:23
Who was that 'designated survivor' that Teddy Roosevelt was talking about?
Maybe we should just move the faces, though that might damage the rock further. I mean, I was reading in my Killing Crazy Horse book that we (Americans) weren’t supposed to settle west of the Mississippi River, that it was illegal
The Lakota did eventualy accept the money tho, and today every card-carrying member of the tribe receives royalties every month.
They did not ever take the money...
@@Sonyag1 they accepted settlement in 2009.
@@biocybernaught3512 do you have a source for that claim? i can't find anything supporting that, from what I can tell there was a lawsuit because some members wanted to accept the money in 2009 but the claim was dismissed in 2011, meaning they didn't accept the settlement
NEW NARRATOR!!!!!!! 🥰 Loved his narration too!!!!🤩🤩
I never knew that Mount Rushmore had such a history... think of the Lakota people..not only are the faces carved on their sacred mountain but also those faces are of the very people that 'cheated' on them.😔 Its almost like 'teasing' them and a constant reminder of what was done to their ancestors.
Joey Tribianni was right when he said "Count Rushmore" because the people who sculpted this were accountable for their coercion.
TED-ED cn you do a History On Trial video of Nero.
Governments back then thinks of the indeginous people as hindrance to the development of their respective countries, commonly reffering to them as "savages" during that era.
Until today they fail to even acknowledge their atrocities and even having the audacity to justify what they have done. Thank you for such short video. Hope more like this in the future.
Leaving a comment for the algorithm, because this is superb content
It's like here in the Philippines. Although, there isn't like a monument like Rushmore here, but the indigenous people mostly are exploited by those who are in power
Very interesting!
What did Lincoln did that was anti Indian?
He executed a bunch (like 50 at once?) after they murdered settlers.
“In other cases, the Lincoln administration simply continued to implement discriminatory and damaging policies, like placing Indians on reservations. Beginning in 1863, the Lincoln administration oversaw the removal of the Navajos and the Mescalero Apaches from the New Mexico Territory, forcing the Navajo to march 450 miles to Bosque Redondo-a brutal journey. Eventually, more than 2,000 died before a treaty was signed.”
Love ur videos, can you make a video about iron deficiency, I'm confused about how it affects ur body, why it occurs, and generally what it is. Thank you! :)
Very good video
Thank you Ted
I've got a calculus final in an hour but TEDed takes precedence
Why I feel history is repeating itself…
I think it’s sick how people will murder, backstab, and fight each other for yellow shiny rocks (gold)
It's not about yellow rocks, it's about precious metal, which means wealth, which means better chances of survival and quality of life. Humans with the potential to have more will do anything to get it.
**All Around Me Are Familiar Faces...worn out places...worn out faces...worn out faces**