Steven Childers, Stewardship Officer, for the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation received a Tulalip Tribes flag from Terrance Sabbas, Native American Liaison for the district, and Tulalip Tribal member.
Mr. Childers made a special visit to collect the flag after it was learned by Laurie Bingham, child nutrition services employee, that The Tulalip Tribes flag was not flying at the museum along with other flags of North American Tribes. She shared the news with Terrance who provided the flag for the stewardship officer to add to the museum. The presentation of the flag is timely as November is National Native American Heritage Month.
The Crazy Horse Memorial is located in the heart of the Black Hills in South Dakota. The elevation on the Mountain is 6,532 feet above sea level and ranks 27th highest mountain in South Dakota. It is made of pegmatite granite and was chosen by Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski & Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear for the Crazy Horse Memorial.
The Mission of Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation is to protect and preserve the culture, tradition and living heritage of the North American Indians. The Foundation demonstrates its commitment to this endeavor by following these objectives:
- Continuing the progress on the world’s largest sculptural undertaking by carving a Memorial of Lakota leader Crazy Horse;
- Providing educational and cultural programming to encourage harmony and reconciliation among all people and nations;
- Acting as a repository for Native American artifacts, arts and crafts through THE INDIAN MUSEUM OF NORTH AMERICA® and THE NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER®;
- Establishing and operating THE INDIAN UNIVERSITY OF NORTH AMERICA®, and when practical, a medical training center for American Indians.
Information about the Crazy Horse Memorial obtained from: https://crazyhorsememorial.org/story/the-mountain/