Change Custer State Park To Chief Crazy Horse State Park

Change Custer State Park To Chief Crazy Horse State Park

Petition put forth by:
www.UnitedNativeAmerica.com

Request for South Dakota State bill be brought about to change
Custer State Park to Chief Crazy Horse State Park.
Reasons for bringing about Chief Crazy Horse State Park:

South Dakota's Chief Crazy Horse memorial is the world's largest man made monument, it would befitting for South Dakota to have a state park named in honor of Chief Crazy Horse.

No federal or state money is being used to build Chief Crazy Horse Monument, which will also have a University on site as well.

In time, Chief Crazy Horse monument will bring in hundreds of millions of dollars each year for the state from tourist visiting the site, people from all over the world will travel to see this one of a kind monument honoring an American Indian leader. Businesses around the area of the monument will benefit greatly.

Custer State Park is located close to the front of Chief Crazy Horse monument, so bringing about a name change of Custer State Park would expedite this issue with little cost to the state. In a short time the state government would recover any money spent in changing the parks name. Chief Crazy Horse Park would draw in more tourists and the park store would see a large increase in sales.

Custer has a place in history books, he should not have a state tax paid park in the heart of Lakota home land. Bringing about Chief Crazy Horse State Park next to his monument would create a more serene atmosphere for the area and all visitors.

The true history between Custer and Chief Crazy Horse is well known. The state of South Dakota should show people it's support of the man Crazy Horse, not his enemy Custer. The Indian community of South Dakota and America sees no reason to honor Custer with a state park paid for with taxpayers money.

For more information on this issue please go to this UNA page:
http://www.unitednativeamerica.com/issues/crazy_horse.html