It is consistent with the general pattern of Lakota protective practices — moving and concealing to prevent discovery — and it offers an explanation for some of the inconsistencies in the oral tradition.

But consistency with the available information is not the same as confirmation.

The Hill Called Cha-O-Ha

There is a specific location that has been associated with Crazy Horse’s burial in several sources, involving a place whose specific name — in the Lakota language — connects to his birth name.

Crazy Horse’s birth name was Cha-O-Ha, which translates as “Among the Trees” or “In the Wilderness.” The name for a type of landscape — a specific kind of place.

Several accounts describe his burial as having taken place at a location with a name that relates to this childhood designation, in the country that his family knew and that his birth name referenced.