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FeaturesDecember 2, 2001

CRAZY HORSE, S.D. -- A peace prayer pipe that belonged to a survivor of both the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn and the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre has been presented to the Indian Museum of North America at Crazy Horse Memorial. Dewey Beard was a boy when warriors under Crazy Horse defeated Custer's 7th Cavalry at Little Big Horn...

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CRAZY HORSE, S.D. -- A peace prayer pipe that belonged to a survivor of both the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn and the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre has been presented to the Indian Museum of North America at Crazy Horse Memorial.

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Dewey Beard was a boy when warriors under Crazy Horse defeated Custer's 7th Cavalry at Little Big Horn.

One of Beard's friends, Bob Lee of Sturgis, presented the pipe to the museum.

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