IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1074 
Honoring the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the carving of the 
Crazy Horse Memorial. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2008 
Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the 
carving of the Crazy Horse Memorial. 
Whereas sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, who never received any 
formal art training but nonetheless won 1st place for 
sculpture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939, came 
to the Black Hills of South Dakota as an assistant to 
Gutzon Borglum to help carve Mount Rushmore; 
Whereas Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear contacted 
Korczak Ziolkowski in 1939 to encourage him to create 
another mountain memorial, saying in his letter of invita-
tion: ‘‘My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man 
to know the red man has great heroes, too’’; 
Whereas Crazy Horse was remembered by his people as a 
fierce warrior and visionary leader who was committed to 
preserving the traditional Lakota way of life; 
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•HRES 1074 IH 
Whereas Korczak Ziolkowski was inspired to honor the cul-
ture, tradition, and living heritage of North American In-
dians, and thus designed a metaphoric tribute to the spir-
it of Crazy Horse and his people; 
Whereas Korczak Ziolkowski was dedicated as well to helping 
his country preserve freedom, enlisted in the Army, and 
was wounded in 1944 at Omaha Beach; 
Whereas Korczak Ziolkowski returned to South Dakota after 
World War II in order to find a suitable mountain to 
carve in order to honor Crazy Horse and his people; 
Whereas Korczak Ziolkowski and Chief Standing Bear dedi-
cated the Crazy Horse Memorial on June 3, 1948; 
Whereas Korczak Ziolkowski worked until his death in 1982, 
and his wife, Ruth, and their family have dedicated their 
lives to carving the mountain and continuing the mission 
of the Crazy Horse Memorial; 
Whereas there is no way to predict when the mountain carv-
ing will be completed, owing to the uncertainty of weath-
er, the availability of funding, and the challenges of 
mountain engineering; 
Whereas, when completed, the Crazy Horse mountain carving 
will be the largest carving in the world, at 641 feet long 
by 563 feet high; 
Whereas Korczak Ziolkowski’s parting words to his wife were, 
‘‘You must work on the mountain—but go slowly so you 
do it right’’; 
Whereas the Ziolkowski family and the Crazy Horse Memo-
rial Foundation have continued to do it right, and have 
proceeded without government financial support, and re-
main dedicated to making steady progress on the Memo-
rial’s humanitarian goals; and 
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•HRES 1074 IH 
Whereas the Crazy Horse Memorial will celebrate the 60th 
anniversary of the dedication of the mountain carving on 
June 3, 2008: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the 
60th anniversary of the commencement of the mountain 
carving of the Crazy Horse Memorial, honors sculptor 
Korczak Ziolkowski, the Ziolkowski family, and the Crazy 
Horse Memorial Foundation for their dedication to hon-
oring the culture, tradition, and living heritage of North 
American Indians and the spirit of Crazy Horse and his 
people. 
Æ 
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