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U.S. Department of the Interior		 Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument		 P.O. Box 39
Crow Agency, MT 59022-0039 (406) 638-2621 phone
(406) 638-2623 fax

Little Bighorn Battlefield News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact Superintendent
(406) 638-2621
Neil C. Mangum

Indian Memorial Design

Crow Agency, Montana. The design of the Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield is a living memorial dedicated to the Plains Indian women, children, and men who took part in the battle and whose spirits and culture survive. The memorial will express the Plains Indian Legacy. From a distance the memorial appears to be an elemental landform, recalling the ancient earthworks found throughout the continent. An integral relationship is established with 7th Cavalry Monument via an axis which connects the center of each element. Where this axis bisects the earthern enclosure, a weeping wound or cut exits to signify the conflict of the two worlds. Two large adorned wooden posts straddle this gap and form a "spirit gate" (not for passage of visitors) to welcome the Cavalry dead and to symbolize the mutual understanding of the infinite all the dead possess. This gate also serves as a visible landmark and counterpoint to the 7th Cavalry obelisk.


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