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MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2003

Spiritual elders, Native veterans, tribal leaders and government officials will dedicate a memorial to the Indian warriors who fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876.

"After 127 years, the United States is officially honoring the Indian people who fought that day," The Billings Gazette says in an editorial.

The ceremony will take place Wednesday at the battle site in Montana. Crow Nation Chairman Carl Venne will give the opening address, and other tribal leaders are on the agenda. Secretary of Interior Gale Norton and Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.), who was instrumental in getting the memorial approved, will also attend.

A group of 20 children and eight adults from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota are riding horseback to the memorial site.

The National Park Service is expecting about 5,000 to 6,000 Indians to attend.

Get the Story:
'We thought Custer was a savior' (The Billings Gazette 6/23)
Editorial: New memorial bestows overdue honor (The Billings Gazette 6/23)
Indians finally take their place as part of memorial (AP 6/23)
'My heart was heavy' (The Billings Gazette 6/22)
Indians embark on spiritual sojourn (The Rapid City Journal 6/22)
Eleven tribes to participate (The Rapid City Journal 6/22)
Custer bites the dust again (The Billings Gazette 6/21)
Englishman gets ride with Custer (The Billings Gazette 6/21)

Relevant Links:
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument - http://www.nps.gov/libi

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