Both possibilities are consistent with the available evidence.

The knowledge may have been lost.

Or it may be exactly where it was always supposed to be: within the community, protected from outside access.

The Descendants’ Perspective In The Modern Era

Members of Crazy Horse’s extended family and descendants have engaged with the burial question in various ways over the decades.

Some have expressed the view that the location is known within the family and community, and that it will not be shared with outsiders.

This position — that the information exists but that its disclosure to non-Lakota audiences is inappropriate — is a legitimate and coherent position that deserves respect rather than skepticism.