Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore:

American History on Sacred Land Standing beneath Mount Rushmore National Memorial is both awe-inspiring and humbling. The massive carvings of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln are famous worldwide, but seeing them in person brings a whole new appreciation for their scale.

We also spent time reflecting on the deeper history of the area. Mount Rushmore sits in the Black Hills, a region sacred to the Lakota Sioux Nation, who call it Paha Sapa—“the heart of everything that is.” The 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie recognized the Black Hills as Lakota land, but it was later taken back after gold was discovered. Knowing this history added meaning to our visit and reminded us of the powerful stories held within this land.

Mount Rushmore