Tasunke Witko (Crazy Horse): A Documentary Film

My great grandmother was a child survivor of wounded knee. She fled South into Nebraska and was found in the barn of the Gosser Family, German immigrants from near Tionesta, Pennsylvania. The settlement there is named German Hill to this day. They were afraid to turn her in to the US Government, so, being she was fair haired and light skinned (which was also said about Crazy Horse) they adopted her, unofficially. Later, after drought and crop failure, they moved back to Pennsylvania. She met and married my great grandfather here. She didn't tell my grandmother until she was in advanced age and poor health. She said she was Oglala Lakota and that she was just an infant at the battle of the greasy grass, the defeat of Yellow Hair. My first time traveling west, when we got to the black hills, the paha sapa, I felt something stir within me that I had never felt before. Like I belonged, I had come home. I also made it a point to visit the medicine wheel in the Bighorn Mountains where Sitting Bull was given the vision of soldiers falling into camp, a sign of the overwhelming victory ahead. I felt a palpable energy there as well. It was unexplainable, yet a most wonderful experience.

Crazy Horse was many things to his people; a Leader, a Seeker, a Seer, a Warrior, an envoy of Hope ………. But above all, he was a custodian of the land, and a legate of spirituality.

Men and women like him were put here to remind us not to fear but to stand up against evil and opression.thank you Crazy Horse you are still an inspiration even outside your community.May your people run free on the land of your ancestors and preserve the values that tell us apart from people disguised as human but without humanity.

I’m mostly Irish and German but, I am also Cherokee. I’ve always been very proud of that. I have a deep respect for the earth, a connection with animals both wild and domesticated and have tried my best to respect others, even those who are different than me. It really saddens me when I think about the current condition of our country, both with the state of the land and the people. There is so much wisdom that all Native Americans possess. You can feel it in your heart when they speak. They think about what they are going to say and when it isn’t necessary to say something, they don’t. Without the preservation of these people and their heritage, all that wisdom will be lost. That’s something that really needs to be thought about. I pray that they continue to endure and thrive and that we can rebuild this land together. Because we will never do it divided. Rest In Peace Crazy Horse. A warrior who continues to ride through the plains of the spirit world.

You know, as a white, 33 year old north Dakotan, the first time I went to the black hills, i felt like I was home too. I absolutely felt the great spirit, and I can't wait to return. I haven't traveled much, and I don't care to, as I already know that the Black Hills is my favorite place on earth

"They made us many promises, more than I can remember. They broke them all but one. They promised to take our land and they took it." Chief Red Cloud, Oglala Lakota Sioux, December, 1890.

You would think the US army had endured enough killing and suffering during the Civil War. I have so much respect for Crazy Horse, He will always be remembered as being perhaps the greatest Chief spiritual, respectful, and fearless.

Powerful and eye opening. Crazy horse is a true American hero. Much respect

I think Crazy Horse said “one cannot sell the land upon which the people walk “ . He and other great chiefs will never be forgotten

The Americans have taken lands from all indigenous peoples from the day that Christopher Columbus first stepped foot on what is now the Bahamas until today. Crazy Hose should not be forgotten for taking a stand for his people and their land.

Humility is what defines a leader, driven by bravery

R.I.P. to the greatest warriors who ever lived! Crazy horse, sitting bull and many others. Real American's at heart! We will always remember

In the beginning he describes whenever he comes back to the Black Hills as a sense of coming home. We natives out here in southern California get that feeling too, for our ancestral lands. The world has changed but we are still connected. We'll always be here.

Excellent film. Nobody seems to remember, in these turbulent times, when so many voices are calling for justice, nobody seems to remember the stories told here. To say that this is sad, doesn’t even scratch the surface.

I just saw a documentary on Custer but being indigenous to Northern Mexico, my heart feels full when hearing about Crazy Horse and the Sioux.

Respect for All INDIAN'S . WARRIORS for FREEDOM, LIVING LEGEND'S ❤️🔥❤️

Crazy Horse will never be forgotten a true great warrior

I always get goose bumps when i hear about Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull and the Lakota people of that time. Especially when I see the Black Hills. I feel like I was incarnated among them in a past life.

I always felt adesire to know more about Crazy Horse. I admire him tremendously. He was a great leader, and a great human being. RIP Crazy Horse.

Crazy Horse was probably the bravest most honest person ever to live!