Madonna Thunder Hawk recounts her participation in the 1971 Indigenous occupation of Mt. Rushmore, which contested the carving of the monument into sacred Lakota land in the Black Hills.

Era: 1971  ·  Themes: Sovereignty, Land defense, Federal repression, Spiritual practice

Citation: Madonna Thunder Hawk. "Madonna Thunder Hawk: 1971 Occupation of Mt. Rushmore." Warrior Women Archive, May 16, 2025. https://www.warriorwomenarchive.org/2025/05/16/madonna-thunder-hawk-1971-occupation-of-mt-rushmore/.