The Mystery Of Crazy Horse’s Final Resting Place — And The Search For The Lost Burial Site
The Mobridge site has a monument.
The dispute has not been formally resolved.
The Sitting Bull case demonstrates that the concerns about posthumous treatment of famous Lakota leaders were not imaginary.
Famous leaders became objects of competition, commercialization, and political maneuvering after their deaths.
The protective impulse that shaped Crazy Horse’s burial had a documented basis in the way Lakota leaders and their legacies were treated by American institutions.
The Broader Context: NAGPRA And Native American Remains
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