The Crazy Horse Memorial is important to the United States not only for continuing Native American culture, sharing their beliefs, building pride within their nations, but also for support their communities. The Crazy Horse Memorial is not only a fascinating monument, but an essential NDN (Native term for "Indian") institution, at a time when it is needed most. The Crazy Horse Monument is privately funded by donations and revenue the Monument has raised over the past 64 years, including through gift shops and the Museum. This again gives the NDN the pride of NDN socially, culturally, ethnically, as strong people, educates and empowers. Share what it means to be NDN, not only in Indian Nation communities, but with Anglo-Americans and around the world. The Crazy Horse Memorial began in 1948, at the request of Chief Henry Standing Bear. “He wanted to carve a mountain to honor the heritage, tradition and culture of the North American Indians” (CHMRC: 2012). “Crazy Horse's descendants believe the chief had no right to ask for such a thing to be done” (Staff: 2012). Crazy Horse's descendant, Elaine Quiver, was quoted as saying that in Lakota culture, consent with family is required, but no one asked her descendants for it (Staff:2012). Buffy Turner, says: “It seems that the entire community, including her descendants, must decide how to celebrate and teach her story. I don't feel like I should have a say... it seems crude and ugly to desecrate the Paha Sapa (Black Hills) by imitating the grandeur of white culture” (Turner, email:2013). Lance, NDN, adds a different perspective on the question of descendants and states: “Crazy Horse had no children who lived only uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews, so there are no descendants, t...... middle of the paper. .....andmonuments/crazyhorsememorial/ accessed November 20, 2013. David Wolf, personal community, November 29, 2013. Edwin Robbins, personal community, December 5, 2013 Lance, interviewed by Arorasky Apaha He Wicahpi, December 3, 2013. Ray , Charles Michael “The Slow Carving of the Crazy Horse Monument” NPR January 1, 2013. http://www.npr.org/2013/01/01/167988928/the-slow-carving-of-the-crazy-horse -monument visited on November 20, 2013.Staff, Ictmn "What's going on with the Crazy Horse Memorial?" Indian media network Country Today. November 8, 2012 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/11/08/whats-going-crazy-horse-memorial-144833 accessed November 20, 2013. Black Hills Expedition Timeline. Network. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/custer-timeline/ accessed December 5, 2013. Wakiem Parker, personal community, November 24, 2013