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  Crazy Horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Encouraging Bear, spiritual adviser to Crazy Horse, reported that Crazy Horse was born in the fall "in the year in which the band to which he belonged, the Oglalas, stole 100 horses." According to winter counts kept by Cloud Shield and White Bull, the year was 1840.
On December 21, 1866, Crazy Horse led the Oglala contingent of a war party comprising 1,000 warriors, including members of the Cheyenne and Miniconjou tribes in an ambush of U.S. troops stationed at Fort Phil Kearny that became known as the Fetterman massacre.
On June 17, 1876, Crazy Horse led a combined group of approximately 1,500 Lakota and Cheyenne in a surprise attack against General George Crook's force of 1,000 cavalry and infantry and 300 Crow and Shoshone warriors in the Battle of the Rosebud.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crazy_Horse_(person)   (1961 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of North American Indians - - Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Crazy Horse is most often remembered as a warrior and leader of warriors, riding into battle with loose, waist-length hair flowing in the wind.
Crazy Horse intended to settle at one of the other agencies in Dakota Territory, but he was persuaded at the last minute to take his people to Fort Robinson, Nebraska, with the understanding that he would be allowed to have his own agency there.
Crazy Horse resisted the attempt and in the ensuing panic a guard stabbed him twice with a rifle-mounted bayonet.
college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_008900_crazyhorse.htm   (1312 words)

  
 Crazy_Horse
Crazy Horse was not given this name, on his birth date in the fall of 1841.
Crazy horse and Sitting Bull continued to fight for land that was stolen from them in a misleading treaty (Ambrose 417-418).
Crazy horse was lied to when a government official told him that he was needed at a conference.
www.studyworld.com /Crazy_Horse.htm   (2677 words)

  
 Crazy Horse (person) - Freepedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tasunka witko (pron.: tashúnka uitko) (Sioux) or Crazy Horse (English), (December 4, 1849 - September 5, 1877) was the Chief of the Oglala Sioux Native American tribe and is noted his courage in battle.
Crazy Horse was bayoneted by a United States soldier on September 5, 1877 after he resisted confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
Crazy Horse is currently being commenorated with the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota, a monument carved into a mountain, in the tradition of Mount Rushmore.
en.freepedia.org /Crazy_Horse_(person).html   (254 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Tour
Crazy Horse would seek to have reservation lands on the western side of He Sapa, the sacred Black Hills, in what is now the state of Wyoming.
Crazy Horse was born in He Sapa on Rapid Creek in the eastern foothills.
The land that Crazy Horse cherished was the sole property of the Lakota with the treaty of 1851.
www.indiancountrytourism.com /CrazyHorse/CrazyHorseTour.htm   (1770 words)

  
 Crazy Horse, Paris
The specifics of his style began to be felt around 1960, when the Crazy Horse had already been running for 9 years, at the moment when the saloon-like variety show was definitively replaced by the powerful concept of a "Theatre of the Nude in Action".
The Crazy Horse woman is the incarnation of the modern ideal of beauty, such as is created by all the modern designers in the sectors of visual and audio-visual communication, art, fashion, advertising, television, cinema, show business in general spectacle.
The Crazy Horse woman, therefore, is adorned with all the creative impulses of the era in which we live, both she and us.
www.filfranck.com /cabaret_crazy_horse_in_paris.htm   (800 words)

  
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There are those that claim this tintype is not of Crazy Horse on the basis that there is no obvious scar on the face of the subject.
Mari Sandoz stated that Crazy Horse carried his red blanket folded over his arm as he walked (unwittingly) to the guardhouse, where he was bayoneted by Private Gentles.
Earrings: are common among the Lakota and each person had their own style, but most consisted of open rings or long chains, the person in the picture has short, shell earrings, consistent with those known to be worn by Crazy Horse as an outgrowth of his vision.
www.custermuseum.org /crazyhorse.htm   (1264 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Photo
Crazy Horse was bayoneted in his kidney by a guard at the fort on Sept. 5, 1877.
Crazy Horse's trusted friend Baptiste "Little Bat" Garnier convinced him to sit for a portrait, assuring him the image would be kept secret until after his death.
Crazy Horse, says Old John, turned to the wall as the picture was being taken and the resulting photo or tintype was worthless," Feraca wrote.
www.friendslittlebighorn.com /crazy-horse-photo.htm   (2516 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Defense Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Crazy Horse is known historically as the Oglala Lakota warrior with strong personal convictions to preserve his people's traditional way of life.
Crazy Horse's name is still so revered that many traditional Lakota refrain from even uttering it-except in prayer, song, or ceremony-out of respect for his person and the power of his spirit.
To use the name of a person who had died is to call upon his or her spirit to be present at that moment.
www.crazyhorsedefense.org /menu2b.html   (740 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Crazy Horse (North American Indigenous Peoples, Biography) - Encyclopedia
When Crazy Horse and his people refused to go on a reservation, troops attacked (Mar. 17, 1876) their camp on Powder River.
Crazy Horse was victorious in that battle as well as in his encounter with Gen. George Crook on the Rosebud River (June 17).
In Jan., 1877, Gen. Nelson Miles attacked his camp, and Crazy Horse and his followers spent the rest of that winter in a state of near starvation.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CrazyHor.html   (301 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Memorial
(Crazy Horse Mem., S.D.)--Area residents are invited to the annual Memorial Day Weekend Open House at Crazy Horse Memorial in the southern Black Hills.
Drilling and blasting on the colossal Crazy Horse mountain carving has reached another milestone as workers this spring completed blocking out the upper third of the 22-story-high horse's head.
The nine-story-high face of Crazy Horse was completed and dedicated June 3, 1998, the Memorial's 50th anniversary.
www.crazyhorse.org /news/memorialday2003/index.shtml   (577 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Mountain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He was almost 40 and had only $147 to his name when he began carving a mountain in the likeness of Crazy Horse.
He knew from the outset that Crazy Horse was much larger than any one person's lifetime.
In spite of the sometimes carnival atmosphere at the visitors center, I never fail to be moved by the beauty of the sculpture and of the people who have conceived and continue to execute it.
home.ptd.net /~mmzjr/crazyhrs.htm   (410 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Volksmarch
The 2005 Volksmarch weekend also is the seventh anniversary of the dedication of the nine-story-high face of Crazy Horse and the 56th anniversary of the 1948 first blast on the mountain.
The Crazy Horse Volksmarch is sponsored by the Black Hills Chapter of the American Volkssport Association (AVA) and hosted by Crazy Horse Memorial.
The hike’s turn-around point is on the out-stretched arm directly in front of the nine-story-high face of Crazy Horse.
www.crazyhorse.org /events/volksmarch.shtml   (272 words)

  
 Crazy Horse (person) - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I'd always heard there was no existing photograph of Crazy Horse.
According to Evan S. Connell in Son of the Morning Star there may be one authentic photograph of Crazy Horse, showing him on horseback.
Most other purported photos of Crazy Horse have been more accurately identified as other individuals.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /crazy_horse_(person).htm   (117 words)

  
 Spirituality & Health: Crazy Horse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
According to Larry McMurtry, the Sioux "experienced Crazy Horse as a mystery while he was alive.
He was also honored as a "shirt-wearer," a person chosen to put selfish interests aside and to think always of the welfare of the tribe.
McMurtry writes about Crazy Horse's unique vision quest, his tragic love interest, his life as a hermit, and his strange death in 1877 while in the custody of soldiers at Fort Robinson, Nebraska.
www.spiritualityhealth.com /newsh/items/bookreview/item_1345.html   (207 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Crazy Horse (person)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Crazy Horse (Sioux: Tasunka witko, pronounced tashúnka uitko), (December 4, 1849 - September 5, 1877) was a respected member of the Oglala Sioux Native American tribe and is noted for his courage in battle.
An excellent discussion on the improbability of the Garryowen photo being that of Crazy Horse (the same photo shown here).
The Story of the Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota (http://www.crazyhorse.org/story.shtml)
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Crazy-Horse-%28person%29   (389 words)

  
 Re: Need information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Crazy Horse is absolutely right...it may be a good idea to hold off buying youngsters right now.
The horse world, especially herr in UK, is filled with TBs out of racing, getting past from pillar to post because they are nopt as straighforward as their buyers think.
With regard to the saddles....get the horse before you get the saddle, then fit saddle to horse not vice-versa...get help from an expert, becuase a badly fitting saddle will cause you more problems than you can imagine.
www.horseforum.com /bbs/messages/26633.html   (228 words)

  
 HuiLin: The Death of Crazy Horse
I read “Killing of Crazy Horse”, “Crazy Horse” have a basic understanding of him from his biography.
From my viewpoint, Crazy Horse was remembered a great leader in battle and had a few great victories in his warrior life.
From his personal life, he is a quiet, shy and lonely person.
blogs.setonhill.edu /HuiLin/005393.html   (237 words)

  
 PIA-Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse stayed on the mountain by himself for
Crazy Horse understood the dream as a sign.
Horse spent much of his time with the children.
www.manythings.org /voa/01/010617pia_t.htm   (738 words)

  
 Sioux Join "Crazy Horse" Malt Liquor Suit
"These beer-makers reached into Lakota country and have taken the name of Crazy Horse for commercial use over their objections of the family, and in violation of federal law," said Robert Gough, Attorney for the Estate.
Descendants of Crazy Horse reside on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River reservations, and in the Rapid City area of South Dakota.
Crazy Horse Malt Liquor is not sold in states with Lakota reservations, including North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.
www.monitor.net /monitor/free/crazyhorsesuit.html   (584 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Defense Project
The Crazy Horse Defense Project supports the family of Crazy Horse and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in their legal battle against Hornell Brewing and Ferolito & Vultaggio & Sons.
The CHDP pledges to continue the national boycott against AriZona Iced Tea Products and Crazy Horse Malt Liquor until Hornell recognizes the legal rights of Native people, the lawsuit is settled and compensation has been paid for the damage to thegood name and reputation of Crazy Horse.
The brewers have repeatedly refused to recognize the rights of the family of Crazy Horse and continue to defame the spirit of the most revered of all Lakota Leaders.
www.crazyhorsedefense.org /menu9b4.html   (531 words)

  
 Horse Forum: Crazy insane colt!!!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
But yes, even with a horse that is very upset during the weaning process....don't let him/her get away with anything.
Giving him a buddy may help, as long as the horse(s) are in a safe environment...everything should go okay.
The foals were fine with it, and though both of them whinned for a while, they got over it quickly, and now are very happy on their own.
www.horsegroomingsupplies.com /horse-chat-forum/get_topic/3/002969.html   (1717 words)

  
 Crazy Horse monument, part of Caravan’s 8-day National Parks Tour
Crazy Horse monument, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is one of the destinations on Caravan's fully escorted, 8-day National Parks Tour also includes: includes Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Tetons, Mesa Verde, Durango, Silverton, Bryce and the Grand Canyon.
Crazy Horse monument tells the story in granite of the great and patriotic Native American hero, Crazy Horse, who died in 1877 at the age of 35 from stab wounds.
Through Crazy Horse monument his values and his story serve as an inspiration for people of all races.
www.caravantours.com /Crazy-Horse-monument.html   (494 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Laws
Male horse buffs in Basalt, Nevada, are prohibited from eating onions between the hours of 7 a.m.
The law states that a person can't distribute handbills while on horseback as a means of advertising for a wife.
This law isn't clear as to whether the horse or the owner is fined and jailed.
www.unicornerfarm.com /c-laws.htm   (1193 words)

  
 Las Vegas Mercury: Knappster: Ten-year-old Crazy Horse case will dra...
The Crazy Horse Too topless club has been targeted by federal authorities for years.
The prevailing wisdom seems to be that the well-publicized bust of D'Apice is a harbinger of more arrests to come, and that it may be only a matter of weeks before the feds go after larger fish, at long last.
Lawyers for Crazy Horse owner Rick Rizzolo have been told to expect some kind of definitive word about a pending indictment fairly soon, probably around the end of March.
www.lasvegasmercury.com /2005/MERC-Jan-27-Thu-2005/25733881.html   (1083 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Memorial
Note: During the spring, fall and winter off-season, weekend entry is often possible with a food donation to a local charity.
The Crazy Horse Memorial is the Black Hills', second colossal mountain carving.
The entrance fee provides access to the Crazy Horse Memorial museum and other areas of the visitor center.
www.rosyinn.com /5100a31.htm   (205 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tasunka witko (pron.: tashúnka uitko) (Sioux) or Crazy Horse (English), (
Maybe the most well-known fight was Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 26, 1876, in which Crazy Horse joined forces with Sitting Bull and led his band in the counterattack that destroyed Custer's
Seventh Cavalry to the last man, flanking the Americans from the north and west as Hunkpapa Warriors led by chief Gall charged from the south and east.
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Crazy_Horse_(person)   (322 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Defense Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The most visible campaign against the use of Native American images involves the protest against the use of the name "Crazy Horse" for a malt liquor beverage by G. Heilman Brewing Co. and Hornell Brewing Co. G.
Crazy Horse was a warrior and revered spiritual leader who spoke out against the use and abuse of alcohol.
In place of a communal lifestyle, where a reverence for nature was central to their existence, a culture of greed, individualism and a disregard for nature brought them to near extinction.
www.crazyhorsedefense.org /menu7e.html   (1826 words)

  
 Crazy Horse Monument Fundraising Begins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Crazy Horse's face was finished in time for the 50th anniversary of the project in 1998, shifting the focus to the 22-story-tall horse's head.
Some view the sculpture with facetious humor: "Be back in 100 years to see it completed," a Canadian tourist wrote in the Crazy Horse guest book recently.
Crazy Horse and his Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors defeated Custer and his 7th Cavalry in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.
sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/05/29/national/a092838D86.DTL&sn=020&sc=679   (603 words)

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