While this design has a twenty-foot high presence, the structure is so light that it provides a respectful contrast to the 7th Cavalry Monument. It seems to echo the tipis of the past. The stone spiral and sloping circle provide ample space for illustrations, inscriptions, and narratives. Because of the transparency of the structure, an audience could expand beyond the ceremonial circle itself. In all cases the Jury was concerned about the fragility of the memorial site and emphasized the need for outer walkways.
Provision needs to be made for larger annual gatherings.
Together with the musical element, this design could produce a lot of excitement. Three incomplete stone arches, or plinths, thrust 35 to 40 feet upwards, and towards the center of the Memorial. These plinths symbolize the three tribes that took part in the battle. They rise from a very irregular ring of stones ranging from a few feet to six or eight feet in height. Under the arches is stone paving in the shape of a Buffalo hide and with a victory symbol at its center.