![]() He rode into battle with a single hawk feather in his hair, a rock behind his ear, and a lightning symbol on his face. His bravery and prowess in battle were well-known by the Lakota people. He went alone into the hills for four days without food or water and cried for a dream to the great spirits.īy the time Crazy Horse was in his mid-teens he was already a full-fledged warrior. ![]() This rite of passage gave Crazy Horse guidance on his path in life. Once Crazy Horse was old enough he set out on one of the most important rites of passage to a Lakota warrior…the Vision Quest (Hanbleceya – "crying for a vision” or "to pray for a spiritual experience"). The son of a medicine man, Crazy Horse spent the early years of his life raised by the women of his tiospaye or family. He was killed at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, by a soldier around midnight on September 5, 1877. Crazy Horse responded by putting the needs of his people above his own, which would forever embed him and his legacy in American History. It was a time when cultures clashed, and land became an issue of deadly contention and traditional Native ways were threatened and oppressed. ![]() ![]() ![]() Crazy Horse or Tasunke Witco was born as a member of the Oglala Lakota on Rapid Creek about 40 miles northeast of Thunderhead Mt. ![]()
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