High in the Black Hills of South Dakota, a monumental tribute to Native American heritage is taking shape, both in granite ...

Ruth Ziolkowski, 86, is CEO of the Crazy Horse Memorial. She took over the project when her husband died, and she plans to see it complete in her lifetime.

Crazy Horse was a famed Lakota warrior and leader who played a key role in the 1876 defeat of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana.

Crazy Horse was a Sioux chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn over a century ago and the enormous memorial dedicated to his memory was begun in 1947.

Overall, Crazy Horse will be 563 feet high, 641 feet long and be carved in-the-round, according to a news release from the Crazy Horse Memorial project.

Crazy Horse Memorial » The Crazy Horse Memorial is located in western South Dakota on U.S. 16/385, about 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore. Nearest major airport is at Rapid City, 38 miles away.

Crazy Horse was a famed Lakota warrior and leader who played a key role in the 1876 defeat of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana.

Crazy Horse Memorial will start its first national fund drive this fall with the intent of heeding the late sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski's parting words to "go slowly so you do it right." The drive ...

Ruth Ziolkowski, 86, is CEO of the Crazy Horse Memorial. She took over the project when her husband died, and she plans to see it complete in her lifetime.

CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, S.D. -- A new milestone has been accomplished on the Crazy Horse mountain carving in progress in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Workers this month completed blocking out ...

The Crazy Horse Memorial “anticipates continued expansion of the Indian University of North America to include a medical training center, further development of the Indian Museum of North ...

By Martin Rand III, CNN (CNN) — Lakota warrior Crazy Horse has long been a controversial figure, so perhaps it’s apropos that his memorial follow suit. Though he’s best known for fighting ...