Devil's Tower Offerings

These strips of cloth are sacred offering and prayer items that local native Americans place in the trees around the mountain. This is a holy place for them.

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Day 14-16 Mount Rushmore Area

July 13th 2009
On Wednesday July 8, we woke up in Gillette WY, and saw the "Devils Tower" National Monument , which is more properly called the Bear Lodge National Monument. All the Indian nations called it something like Bears Lodge, and the caucasian explorer just came up with his own name, but claimed Devils Tower was the Indian name. Devils Tower was the backdrop for the m ... read more

North America » United States » South Dakota » Black Hills National Forest

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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