There is Dignity in South Dakota.

[Tommymac]

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Thought this is a fitting OP for Juneteenth 'remembering'. Native Americans also have a heritage worth remembering.

We saw this on our travels to the Dakotas last summer. It is truly stunning. It is on the bank of a river, believe the Missouri. The view is also awesome.

The colors of the statue change hue depending on the lighting conditions - it really is a piece of art worth seeing. A really great tribute to The Sioux.

[LoisB]

1. This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing, I had never heard of this.

[Tommymac]

13. You are very welcome. nt

[Ohio Joe]

2. Woah... That is pretty awesome...

I'd not seen this before... Thanks for posting!

A short video I found on youtube really shows it off nicely:

[Lonestarblue]

9. Wow! That is gorgeous.

[Tommymac]

10. Thank You so much. Brings my memories to life.

We actually drove across the river and found a spot to look at her from afar while we ate our bag lunch.

[JudyM]

3. K&R. Such a strikingly beautiful honoring...

Thanks for posting this, Tommymac.

[Tommymac]

14. My pleasure to share it. nt

[Wingus Dingus]

4. We used to stop at that Chamberlain I-90 rest stop every trip back and forth across South Dakota

to go to the Missouri River overlook--was always a nice place to take a break and let my young boys run around. I'm guessing that's where this is? Will have to check it out on my next journey there.

[Tommymac]

11. Yes, that is where it is. On the East bank of the Missouri on I-90. nt

[TwilightZone]

5. It gets quite a bit of attention in the state...

and a lot of tourists visit it every year.

It appears in a lot of "best things to do in SD" type lists. It's more than deserving.

Much more info on the SD tourism department's website:

https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/story/dignity-earth-sky

[TeamProg]

6. Wow! I had no idea.

[stopdiggin]

7. you're right. that IS pretty spectacular.

thanks for bringing it forward.

[Tommymac]

15. Of coarse. Beauty is meant to be shared. nt

[TygrBright]

8. I like this much better than the Four False Faces. n/t

[Tommymac]

12. I said the same thing to my better half a few days later when we saw those tiny Rushmore faces.

Of coarse, I got into a shouting match with some TFG supporters at the Rushmore viewing area (near the ampitheater), so my attitude was not good.

We also stopped and saw the Crazy Horse Memorial - a work in progress, and were much impressed with it too.

[3auld6phart]

22. Thanks

From one Tommy to another Tommy. Thanks for the pic. of
Crazy Horse. Stay strong don’t let the rw bastards grind you
down.

[Tommymac]

23. Welcome. I admire Crazy Horse. He was a good man. A patriot who fought for his People's rights. nt

[IronLionZion]

38. That's been in progress since 1948

on private land and funded by a nonprofit foundation. They've actually been offered federal funding twice and refused on principle.

[3auld6phart]

20. Awesome

My thoughts exactly. More artistic heart felt feelings went into this
work of art than the four faces. Just beautiful. By the way how is
the Crazy Horse sculpture progressing ?

[Dysfunctional]

34. Slowly, there have been problems because of the seams and cracks in the rock.

The sculptors won't estimate how much longer it will take. It will be about 641 feet long and 563 feet high.

[marieo1]

16. Wonderful

This is truly absolutely beautiful..............I had never heard of it before. Thank you so much for sharing............

[erronis]

17. With the winds that come roaring over the plains, Dignity looks like she could fly.

[moniss]

18. Having spent time

in SD I can say that if the GQPers there had their way they would tear it down.

[Tommymac]

19. Possibly. Yet SD is a schizophrenic state - it gave us both Sen George McGovern and Gov Kristi Noem.

But damn if it isn't beautiful in it's own sparse way.

[moniss]

28. Yes that

was back in the day and it's doubtful that dichotomy could happen now. I love SD and ND. Even NE. Traveling on state and county roads away from the cities is absolute heaven to me.

[niyad]

37. As I just learned a few days ago, Sioux Falls, SD, was known as the "Divorce

Colony" from 1891 to about 1908. It had, at the time, some of the most liberal divorce laws in the country. This was long before Reno became the Divorce Capital.

There is a new book out by April White, called "The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage". One can read a bit about it on the atlas obscura website.

[IronLionZion]

39. They'll probably shoot it

that happens with a lot of these types of monuments. They can shoot at it from a distance to avoid being caught.

[Martin Eden]

21. I wish I knew about this last September

I was hiking in the Black Hills and would have swung by on my way back home to Chicago if it wasn't too terribly far out of the way.

[burrowowl]

24. Beautiful statue!

The statue embodies dignity!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

25. It looks like I might have to go back to South Dakota.

This is beautiful. I would love to see it in person and photograph it.

[Evolve Dammit]

26. Wow. Beautiful!

[FakeNoose]

27. It's called a sculpture in the twitter feed, does that mean it's carved from stone?

I can't tell from the photo exactly, but it looks like it might be made of metal. (?)

It's a stunning artwork, however it was made.

[ShazzieB]

32. The definition of sculpture is much broader than that.

From the Cambridge English Dictionary:

"SCULPTURE: the art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or an object made in this way."

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/sculpture

According to Wikipedia, this sculpture is made of stainless steel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignity_%28statue%29?wprov=sfla1

[FoxNewsSucks]

29. I saw this 5 years ago,

first time I'd driven through SD since the 80's. It was a complete coincidence that I planned to stop at that rest area and walk the dog. That statue was new and jaw-droppingly beautiful. It was an unexpected great surprise.

The river overlook is the perfect site for it. It's well worth the stop to walk around the paths and see the statue up close.

[littlemissmartypants]

30. ❤

[11 Bravo]

31. Powerful!

[calimary]

33. Just BEAUTIFUL!

Glorious! Absolutely Glorious!

[Biophilic]

35. It's been on DU before sometime last year.

That’s where I first saw it. It’s one of the reasons I love DU. So many different topics, so many different opinions. Thank you for bringing it up again. Never too many times. What an amazing group.

[niyad]

36. Thank you for remembering Her.

[The Jungle 1]

40. This is not appropriate for Juneteenth!

Several Native American nations owned African slaves. Native Americans also enslaved other Native Americans.
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller, "The truth is that the practice of slavery will forever cast a shadow on the great Cherokee Nation,"

[RestoreAmerica2020]

41. Just stunning work of art. I hadn't expected the it's colossal size. Impressive,

Thank you for posting. I' redoing my bucket list post pandemic-- ..would like to see more of U.S., Dignity is now on my list.

Paz.