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DAVE MCGARY Warrior Series McGary's
epic work Battle of Two Hearts is installed in front
of the The
monument, which is a depiction of Chief Washakie after a
battle with the Crow Chief, Big Robber, will be dedicated in
the summer of 2005. This monument will then be added to
the permanent collection of the Measuring
almost 20 feet high, the monument features rider and
horse in a pivotal moment after the encounter when Washakie
rode in victory over the Crow chief. They had been
at odds over control of favored hunting grounds near the present-day
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peace emissary Washakie sent to Big Robber was killed by
the Crow Chief and Washakie immediately organized a war
party of warriors he had trained personally. The battle that
ensued lasted for more than a week and, after both sides
lost many warriors, Chief Washakie offered a proposition
to Big Robber: the two chiefs would fight each other
and whoever lost would forfeit the hunting lands. In
the fierce and prolonged battle, Washakie emerged the victor
carrying the Crow Chief’s heart on the end of his lance.
Washakie went on to become one of the most important
figures in Shoshone history, leading the tribe for
more than 60 years. As a skilled statesman and orator, fluent
in English, French and a number of Indian languages, he
was instrumental in securing lands and educational rights for
his people. An 11 foot tall statue of the chief titled Chief
Washakie commissioned by the State of and
sculpted by Dave McGary in 1999, now stands on permanent
display at the National Statuary Hall in the U.S.
Capitol rotunda in MAQUETTE BRONZE
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