that was the true power of repatriation at the national museum of the american indian. thank you. [applause] >> the c-span cities to takes book tv in american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life, this week and we partnered with comcast to a vision -- to west virginia. >> i wrote these books, there are two volumes, the reason i thought it was important to collect these histories was that wheeling transformed into an industrial city in the latter part of the 19th century and early as part of the 20th century and it is kind of uncommon in west virginia in that it drew a lot of immigrants from various parts of europe here in search of jobs and opportunity. so that generation, that immigrant generation is pretty much gone. i thought it was important to record their story to get the memories of the immigrant generation and the ethnic neighborhoods they formed. it's an important part of our history, most people tend to focus on the frontier history civil war history those periods are important.

the single most offensive name that you can call an american indian is red skin. thank god today a majority of people agree. in a recent national survey 83% of americans said they wouldn't use the "r" word to a native-american's face. [ applause ] we know the team owner stands on the wrong side of history. he has of dug in his heels and refuses to change. but why do you do it fedex? you point with pride to your policy and diversity inclusiveness. yet, your name on the stadium how do you defend perpetuating every kind of racism that 40% of your workforce has faced in one form or another. and why do you do it coca-cola? for generations you have been the company that taught the world to sing. why do you defend a name that teaches the young generation to hate? why do you do it, verizon? or best buy? or hp? or united airlines? many of us associate your companies with great american success stories. but think about it. doesn't your defense of this name hearken back to the worst of america's failures? we as american indians, we are appropriately honored as soldiers and te

to speak to some of the numbers also which kevin also referred to from the point of view, the american indian museum, we do have about 19,000 sets of native american remains. and just, you know, being part of the current generation of people in that museum it's been around since 1846, so i think we should all remember that we are just the latest in a rolling set of people who are going to have to deal with these things. of those 19,000 we've repatriated 6,000 sets of human remains. so about one-third. we hope to repatriate all of them. about 218,000 funerary objects 55 sacred objects offered for repatriation, and that's far more than -- we have the largest native american hawaiian, alaskan collections in the country by far. so it's appropriate that we would have done more repatriations on a quantitative basis than anybody else. but, still, we are proud to have engaged with this process to the extent that we have. we actually meet with about 30 tribes a year. we have over a thousand interactions with them, with all the federally propose rated tribes. that's just some of the facts about the app

2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the american indian act. that law established the national museum of the american indian on the national mall is of the smithsonian institution and encouraged the smithsonian to return any native american human remains and funeral he objects to recognized tribes. next, a panel discussion on how the smithsonian has complied with the law. this is just under 90 minutes. >> please take your seats. good morning. i am the associate general counsel in the office of general counsel for the smithsonian. i just celebrated my 29 th anniversary with the smithsonian, so i like to say sometimes that i was there at the creation of nmai. the last panel was a walk down memory lane because i intended -- attended that 1987 hearing where secretary adams was asked by senator inouye was asked about the remains and was able to participate in many of the discussions that led to the creation of museum. but more about that in a minute. let me also say that the issues of repatriation of which i've dealt with many of them over my almost

primarily with the high school students timed also the indian education program is 0 on to the american indians across the strict 2013-2014 we served 23 students and received sorry and 34 received one to one support some of the services that state includes is you tutoring and sf p meeting and have mentoring and we focus on schools with the highest american students and offering one-on-one stewart for students performing below proficiency we're reaching out to the students most at risk and on a case by case basis we collaborate with are one of the 3 indian organizations in san francisco and collaborate with the agency the health center is one and the health program history of our students we serve what i really want to point out on the graph you'll see in the school year 2010 to 2011 we had a student count of one hundred and 7 and then most recently, the school year one count of one hundred and 45 students as you can see this is a growing our student number is growing and we feel we have a permanent location that our numbers will be growing further now we have our own location to work out of and

likewise when it comes to economic growth, what's good for americans is good for indian americans. growth that has ripple effect far beyond our borders. we can do when indian country has the flexibility to develop ideas at the local level, when it comes to infrastructure, options and housing just like the rest of the country when it comes to revenue tribes need the authority to raise tax revenue free from overlapping state taxation. i urge congress to take up significant tax reform this year, tax reform that includes tribes and recognises tribal sovereignty is so we can better provide essential governmental services and later groundwork for growth. i also urge congress to pass an indian energy legislation like that proposed. this legislation would provide flexibility to develop their traditional and renewable energy and will create capital in indian country and to further improve access to capital i urged the administration to remove hurdles in the bond guarantee program to ensure tribes are included in the new markets tax credit program.. with these tools in hand tribes can solve l

. >> 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the national museum of the american indian act. the law established the national museum of the american indian on the national mall as part of the smithsonian institution and encouraged the smithsonian to return any american remains and objects to federally recognized indian tribes. next next, from a day-long symposium marking the anniversary, a panel reviews the process from the native perspective. this is a little over an hour. >> it's 2:02 according to my phone, so i think what we'll do is we'll slowly make our way back in and recommence with the symposium. those of who you may be joining us a little bit later, we had a wonderful pair of sessions first thing in the morning. we talked a little bit about the histories, both legislative and activists that brought us to the mai act and we talked a little bit about the nuts and bolts operations of that act within the smithsonian. i hope everyone had a wonderful lunch. i know i did. always the chili-flavored chocolate kind of thing. this afternoon, we'll be taking up two other aspects

the american indian nations. in this region, that was primary the dakota.t snelling establishes and it's a foothold for expansion. nothing was the same after it was established here. relations between american indians in this region and the united states government began to change. about 1650 the first europe yaps arrive in what would be minnesota. they are arriving because of the fur trade. they are interested in exchanging furs with the indians who lived north of here. they are exchanging for furs and manufactured goods. the fur trade is what really establishes european presence in this region. it goes on for over 200 years. it is because of the fur trade that the army eventually, united states army establishes a fort here. they are interested in protecting the fur trade interests once it becomes a part of the united states possession after the war of 1812. so the fur trade is the engine -- the economic engine that drives the united states' interests in the region. the dakota had their economy to a large part based on the fur trade throughout the 17 and 1

the american indians were the first to inhabit what is today phoenix.alking the half mile of ruins, you learn a way of life that included sports team sports. >> they wore padding up on their arms and chair chest. we think it was somewhat similar to a type of soccer. >> we're standing on one of two ball courts where they played a game that drew villagers from around the region. >> this was their super bowl. the ball team would come over and play at this ball court and at the same time the people would be selling their wares or cotton. >> these are three of the original stone balls they used. >> they hit you in the head you're going to bleed. >> and you can't deflate those. >> no. >> overlooking it all is a platform the size of a football field where leaders lived and ruled. >> there would be music, chanting going on. from here the leaders could, of course keep their eye on all of the people and make sure they were working and still growing the crops and digging. >> they built the largest system of canals in the new world. these are wooden stone tools the

i am the director of the national congress of american indians, the largest and oldest native american indian organizations serving tribal governments and communities all across the country. as part of our effort to serve indian country, and cai strives to bring together tribal leaders, government officials and members of congress to discuss challenges, opportunities, and most importantly, solutions. and that is what today is all about. we have a full house here today of tribal leaders, members of congress senior federal officials and so many others who are dedicated to the good work of indian country. i want to thank each of you for attending today. for those of you watching and listening across the country thank you. we have more than 50 groups and communities of business leaders gather together to watch. we will be joined by some tribes online via live stream. the confederated tribes of the unitary indian reservation, the miami tribes, rancheria a, and the navajo nation. we encourage all those watching via live stream and here in our studios to use our social media tools. you can tw

bobby is a former trustee of the smithsonian museum of american indian and chairman of the board and it's been my great pleasure to have a few years working with her. she is an amazing and thoughtful advocate, critic, intellectual around the practice of museums and museumology particularly in native country. the conversations i've had with bobby over the years have been so enlightening, i've learned an incredible amount from her about how things operate on the ground, in her own very fine institution, but also her kind of picture of the national scene and about the mission of museums in indian country. so bobby, it's wonderful to have you here. it's my pleasure to see you and spend time with you and i will turn things over to your panel. >> good day. here, most people know me by bobbi. and before i introduce the co-panelists, i'd like to engage the room participation, and for those on the c-span audience how many of you are representing a tribe or a historic preservation office in indian country? could you please raise your hand? and how many of you are representing agencies or museu

. >> our in depth look at crime justice, and the american indian's tough questions do native lives matter. also tonight, the fears of another community under threat. >> after the attacks the new worries of french uses. >> america tonight's sheila mcvicker in paris on why french uses are threing france. my logo is clean money. >> a spirit and willingness to dig deep for the unlikely ingredient in a recipe for success. good evening and thank you for joining us. his gun a person of color, dead, the patrolman is cleared the community is outraged. you may think you have heard it before, but this rapid city south dakota where state investigators have just said the shooting death last month, was justified. the police and one other big difference in this case, it underscored a surprising fact to the racial group most likely to die in a conflict with police, is probably not what you think. on the last full day of his life, he told his wife he needed to be a part of this. here in rapid city, though. it is native lives that matter. >> on a daily basis we are fighting to survive. >> you want to make

it establish the nationally theme of the american indian on the national mall as part of this missoni and. -- as part of the smithsonian. it encourage the smithsonian to retu

. >> calmly about the indian demographic in the united states. you are a second-generation american. 3 million indian americans living here. how committee do they still -- how committed do they still feel to india? >> we were raised understanding the cultural heritage of our parents. many of us travel as children to visit friends and family back in india. there is a natural type. we recce -- natural tie. we recognize how well we have done here. >> what do your constituents once out of this is it? >> in california and sacramento, agriculture is very big for us. on the president's agenda is helping open markets in india. 1.2 5 billion consumers. it really does create market opportunities and california stands to benefit. >> the usa, the world biggest economy. india, the world's biggest10th-biggest economy. do non-indian americans care about this? >> i think they do. we have counter to the -- counterterrorism issues to talk about. markets opening is important. as we look to asia, india has the ability to be an anchor in south asia. >> some americans might say all of our problems are in

the american indian nations. in this region, that was primary the dakota. snelling establishes and it's a foothold for expansion. nothing was the same after it was established here. relations between american indians in this region and the united states government began to change. about 1650 the first europe yaps arrive in what would be minnesota. they are arriving because of the fur trade. they are interested in exchanging furs with the indians who lived north of here. they are exchanging for furs and manufactured goods. the fur trade is what really establishes european presence in this region. it goes on for over 200 years. it is because of the fur trade that the army eventually, united states army establishes a fort here. they are interested in protecting the fur trade interests once it becomes a part of the united states possession after the war of 1812. so the fur trade is the engine -- the economic engine that drives the united states' interests in the region. the dakota had their economy to a large part based on the fur trade throughout the 17 and 18

but she also notes that the largely separate wide african-american, american indian asian-american chicagoand working-class feminist groups or organizations that develop create distinct agendas and strategies even as they forge crucial alliances. astrid henry makes clear the central role of women of color in the emergence of a third wave wave. the heightened sensitivity to rape -- race and ethnicity to her generation among feminists and the demographic and technological changes that increase the possibility of truly multiracial and global organizing. but she also notes that a lack of historical perspective and the continued investment of class and white privilege which has certainly not gone away lead to continued complex even within that movement and gives examples like the wok or the advocacy of leaning in that echo problems of the past. i do want to challenge one argument in the book and not surprisingly it's from the chapter on women's liberation which is where i encounter feminism. linda gordon argues that the initial separation of feminist generations between friends is the national

you know, a huge part of the pride in this state centers around native americans. indian land on reservations makes up about a quarter of arizona. so there is a heightened sensitivity about our redskins back in washington. in just a bit, we'll hear from two women who were raised on reservations. but first, we break bread with them today, indian fry bread a way for them to share a piece of their culture. indian fry bread. cecelia miller was raised on this dough on the reservation in arizona. her daughter now manages this restaurant for legions of loyal fans coming from all over. so this is biscuit dough. >> correct. >> reporter: and how long? >> 20 25 seconds. >> reporter: fixing fry bread is an artform. i tried my hand at it. >> so you're just kind of turning it around in your hand and pinching the sides. perfect. then you flip it down, turn it. >> reporter: there we go. on the other side of the kitchen they're stretching and heating up paper-thin traditional flower tortillas. >> they're over a tractor disk as we're agriculture people, we improvised, used what we could. >

american history only 20 percent were, however, 60 percent of them think they are so the gap is between what teachers think they know and what the actual culturally responsive practices are following on what the indian advisory committee because they think they're doing the right thing we courage people to come on thursday at 6 o'clock through march fifth the blackwood american day and finding out how many people know about the holiday and also tomorrow the state will be creating the african-american freedom trailed we've had the board of supervisors emperors it here in san francisco an infusion ordinance proposal that will allow you to actually use the material in the classrooms and in a culturally responsible way i'm doing the paper in prevail for the american education association that speaks to the impact on student outcomes where youngest people know about it it will help to use it in the classroom we did our book in 1991 we see the coerces are higher for the african-american folks and this will help. >> thank you, mr. temple ton. >> good evening. i'm the ceo and executive director of plan of action for challenging times i've incorporated pack educational clearing house i want to make sure if i

but she also notes that the largely separate wide african-american, american indian asian-american chicagoand working-class feminist groups or organizations that develop create distinct agendas and strategies even as they forge crucial alliances. astrid henry makes clear the central role of women of color in the emergence of a third wave wave. the heightened sensitivity to rape -- race and ethnicity to her generation among feminists and the demographic and technological changes that increase the possibility of truly multiracial and global organizing. but she also notes that a lack of historical perspective and the continued investment of class and white privilege which has certainly not gone away lead to continued complex even within that movement and gives examples like the wok or the advocacy of leaning in that echo problems of the past. i do want to challenge one argument in the book and not surprisingly it's from the chapter on women's liberation which is where i encounter feminism. linda gordon argues that the initial separation of feminist generations between friends is the national

>> i like having lots of wealthy americans and i like to see the wealth gap narrowed. i'm just pointing out there are a lot of indian-americans in this country and they're doing very well and they're a political prize. >> do you have something so tay on this? >> yeah, i think it's important for the economic relations. pat is concerned about the globalization angle but as india gets more wealthy them buy more american goods, where we have a comparative economic advantage. india is a main, major democracy. has issues in terms of class culture but if we can resolve some of these, it's a huge strategic relationship both in the indian ocean and -- >> sorry to cut you off, but what is the story on inboundia's -- india's economy in >> i think it's growing the modi is essentially a reformer and his reforms in terms of cuth the bureaucracy opening up for foreign investment, reducing subsidies, is very important. we'll see what happens. >> yeah. the world bank p just yeshed new forecasts predicting russia to in a steep recession. china dropping to 1% growth and independent yar growing a respectable 6.4%. what do you think of

. >>> the president of the national congress of american indians called on members of the u.s. and alaskan native representatives serve all across the country. as part of our effort to further the goals of indian country we strive to bringing to together officials and members of congress to discuss solutions. and that's what today is all about. we have a full house here today of tribal leaders members of congress senior federal officials and so many others dedicated to the good work for indian country. i want to thank each of you for attending today. and for those of you watching and listening in events all across country, across indian country we have more than 50 listening watch groups. and we have community leaders watching this event together. we are pleased to be joined by some tribes online via live stream. the confederated tribes, the miami tribe of oklahoma the united yuma nations and the navajo nation. and we encourage all those who are watching live stream and those in the studio to join us in our social media tools so you can tweet your comments and ask questions usi

northern arizona in the navaho nation there's no stronger commitment to family and elapsing than our american indian so thank you for proudly trumpeting our heritage i'm sure you're aware of this board is committed to the ethic studies so we look forward to having a successful report there thank you (clapping.) i wanted recognizing going georgia williams who is active in the indian education program who invite me to a family night and come to our opening so, please invite the board members to our next meeting. >> the next item is item f public comment on content items there are - let's see item g is consent calendar i need a month to month for the consent calendar thank you any items withdrawn or corrected by the instructor? and, yes we have a few corrections this evening all right. the first correction to page numbers page thirty a sticker entitled 2 f and b-6 and pages 3135 changed and page 36 is from two g to 2 h and to one hundred 51 on page 68 amending one hundred 46 and 1411 k 16 2 one of 1 amending the k9 and 14 one one and finally to 2 one hundred 51 k 51 the name of consultants should be ou

the national congress of american indians released this ad online. see griffith's helmet is missing the team's logo. the ad's message is take it away and it's still washington football. the team owner has promised he's never going to change the name. >>> now to the latest on deflate-gate. tonight the nfl says its investigation into the new england patriots is far from over. the league says so far it has not made any judgments. if the patriots let the air out of 11 footballs used in the game against the colts. the league says it will share the investigation's results once they are complete. and don't forget nbc 4 is your super bowl station this year. next week we kick off super bowl week with jim handly live in arizona for full coverage leading up to the game between the seahawks and the patriots february 1st. >>> the police officer going above the call of duty. how he helped the stranger when she needed it most. >> and a father fed up with cyber bullying goes after his daughter's tormentors. how his message is going viral. >>> and you just saw it on

well, the national congress of american indians is using a new ad to oppose the washington redskins name. here's a snippet. >> all right, you might not have noticed that the washington redskins logo is missing in every shot. team owner dan snyder says the honors native americans and has vowed to never change it. in other football news now, the indianapolis colts player who reportedly bought attention to a deflated new england patriots ball says he's not sure how he got involved in the controversy. the linebacker dequel jackson says somehow he got wrapped up in deflate gate after last sunday's afc championship game. it was reported he turned in a deflated ball after intercepting it from the patriots quarterback tom brady but he says he just handed the ball over to keep for himself. >> all i was doing was doing my job and, you know i made a great play on a great play and i wanted to keep it as a souvenir. so i handed it off. next thing i know i'm in the middle of deflate gate. so i don't know how that happened. and i was just doing my job. and i seem to be in the middle of everything. >> j

anti-indian writers counters with attacks on americans. religious leaders acknowledged the attacks and called them brutal acts by immigrants. while contextualizing indians reflected many american's sense that they unlike native americans were civilized enough to refrain from killing innocent bystanders. in this way determining moral forms of warfare figured an american's classification of american savagery. so did domestic ideals and gender norms. in this time they circled poko haunt as to the squaw. they envisioned indian women as domestic slaves to her husbands. stories of overworked indian wives confirmed that native women longed for freedom from their savage husbands. in the 19th century writers in the religious press focused on indian woman as they articulated innocent noncombatants and at the same time they argued for the innocent rights. they were friendry because they did not associate them with marriages. sand creek focused on difficult questions about civilian casualties but relied on the troeps of imperial domesticity that showed

. >> 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the national museum of the american indian act. law established the museum on the national law as part of the smithsonian institution and encouraged the smithsonian to return any american remains and objects to federally recognized indian tribes. next, from a day-long symposium marking the anniversary, a panel views the repatriation process from the native perspective. this is a little over an hour. >> it's 2:02 according to my phone, so i think what we'll do is we'll slowly make our way back in and recommence with the symposium. those of who you may be joining us a little bit later, we had a wonderful pair of sessions first thing in the morning. we talked a little bit about the histories, both legislative and activists that brought us to the nmai act and we talked a little bit about the nuts and bolts operations of that act within the smithsonian. i hope everyone had a wonderful lunch. i know i did. always the chili-flavored chocolate kind of thing. this afternoon, we'll be taking up two other aspects. the first, we want to think l

follow us on twitter. 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the american indian act. that law established the national museum of the american indian on the national mall is of the smithsonian institution and encouraged the smithsonian to return any native american human remains and funeral he objects to recognized tribes. next, a panel discussion on how the smithsonian has complied with the law. this is just under 90 minutes. >> please take your seats. good morning. i am the associate general counsel in the office of general counsel for the smithsonian. i just celebrated my 29 th anniversary with the smithsonian, so i like to say sometime

that effort, oversaw the effort of moving artifacts for the smithsonian from new york to the american indian museum here. >> what are your top restoration priorities, what are things that this team wi the most focused on? >> the things that we are most focused on as a category are the high risk artifacts. those artifacts that are organic, paper, uniforms that type of thing which are very highly subject to large temperature and humidity swings. those are the things that we highlight first. in a macrosense, one of the things that we'll be conserving and restoring in the year coming up, this year, is the u.s.s. constitution. she'll be undergoing, beginning a 30-month overhaul on the 20th of march of this year at boston that's number one. >> historic navy yard where she was born in fafact? >> yes. >> youmuseum here is one of the finest in all of washington. if not the country for the breadth of its collection, the amount of stuff locateted in a small spot. it's difficult too get to. after 9/11 it become very difficult get to, the ooting incident, the tragedy that unfolded there, it was more rest

. >> our in depth look at crime justice, and the american indian's tough questions do native l

the american indian nations. in this region, that was primaryl-y the dakota. snelling establishes and it's a foothold for expansion. nothing was the same after it was established here. relations between american indians in this region and the united states government began to change. about 1650 the first europe yaps arrive in what would be minnesota. they are arriving because of the fur trade. they are interested in exchanging furs with the indians who lived north of here. they are exchanging for furs and manufactured goods. the fur trade is what really establishes european presence in this region. it goes on for over 200 years. it is because of the fur trade that the army eventually, united states army establishes a fort here. they are interested in protecting the fur trade interests once it becomes a part of the united states possession after the war of 1812. so the fur trade is the engine -- the economic engine that drives the united states' interests in the region. the dakota had their economy to a large part based on the fur trade throughout the 17 and 18

we need to stop calling ourselves african-american, indian americans.rents came over here 40 years ago. we need to be teaching our kids in schooled about american exceptionalism. we need to insist on english being the language of our country. they're trying to set up their own culture and communities and overturn our culture. we need to recognize that threat. what that threat is to us. if we don't we'll see a replica of what's happening in europe and america. we'll see our own no-go if we don't insist on assimilation and integration. >> you're not taking anything back? >> no. >> let's switch gears. hillary clinton, slehe tweeted last night she said it was a good message for the middle class and obviously -- as did other democrats that this president was standing firmly with the middle class by offering tax breaks to the middle class paid by the upper class. what do you make of that and that democrats have a better handle on this issue an republicans are being sucked in to a populist rage that they're missing, that they're defending the rich even if it m

and a native american and a slave, african-american slave was free, was basically an indian. but that had not been the case between a free african-american and an enslaved african-american. so marshall was responsible, but the person who was really responsible was spurlock. they had a wonderful relation. spurlock stayed with him all his life and then with one of his children. >> john marshall could not have imagined the twitter verse, but we do have a question from the twitter v.. verse. and it follows: this morning the fourth amendment permits reasonable mistakes of law by police. it's from u.s. v. riddle in 1809. what reactions do you have for that and how if at all did the fourth amendment evolve under john marshall? >> well, i would disagree with justice roberts on that decision because it was no decision. they did not hear the cause. they turned it down. they said it was not a constitutional matter. i think john marshall -- everything i've read started about john marshall is it shows him to have been one of most -- fairest judge in american history. so i don't remember th

. >> our in depth look at crime justice, and the american indian's tough questions do native lives matteralso tonight the fears of another

congress of american indians for supporting both the indian energy and the irrigation bills through their resolutions passed last october so thank you for getting that done. these measures are small but important pieces to several tribal economies and i don't plan to stop at this point. i intend to continue the conversation with indian country on economic development issues throughout this entire congress. today we heard many examples of how tribes are engines of economic growth and innovative governments. while we triumph in indian country, innovation and progress, we cannot forget those that still need attention and help. president franklin delano roosevelt once said, quote the test of progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it's whether we provide enough to those who have little. [applause] >> i cannot think of any more deserving of our attention than the most vulnerable indian children. indian country innovation and input will be critical in reversing federal policies that have worked to the detriment of indian people and have not worked at all for

the american indians were the first to inhabit what is today phoenix. walking the half mile of ruins here at the pueblo grande archaeological park you learn a way of life that included sports. team sports. >> they wore padding up on their arms and on their chests. we think this was somewhat similar to a type of soccer. >> reporter: we're standing on one of two ball courts where they played an ancient game that drew villagers from around the valley region. this was really their super bowl? >> this was their super bowl. so the ball team from the next village over would come here and play at this ball court, and at the same time the people from here would be selling their wares or cotton. >> reporter: these are three of the original stone balls they used. >> he hit you in the head, you're going bleed. >> reporter: and you can't deflate those? >> no you can't deflate those. >> reporter: overlooking it all, a platform. the size of a football field where leaders lived and rules. >> music, chanting og gone inging going on. from here the leaders could keep an e

the national congress of american indians oppose the team's name and they released this video today to coincide with the super bowl. team owner dan snider says the name honors native americans and he has vowed never to change it. >>> some could call it an insurance policy so one day they can have a family. egg freezing is becoming more and more common. it's the process of taking a woman's eggs when she's in her reproductive years and preserving them for later. as news4's doreen gentzler found, the trend is growing faster here than anywhere else in the country. >> reporter: she's 34 years old, lives in arlington, healthy, fit, and has a successful career. but she says there's still one thing missing. she hasn't met a husband yet so, that means having a family will have to wait. >> time goes so fast and i think it was i was approaching my 33rd birthday i couldn't believe three years had gone by and i was like i need to take this seriously. >> reporter: she's talking about her fertility. as women mature so do the eggs and the older the eggs the tougher it is to have a child. >> as their e

that chief standing bear invited the sculptor to work on a mountainous tribute to the native american indianditions heritage and their heroes. in 1947 he made good on that and began the crazy horse memorial. >> dad would say whenever he dropped a hammer he was right there to pick it up. >> at what point did they start getting help? >> when they had 10 children. we have a lot of help we're not alone. >> i started 35 years ago. i've actually worked on the mountain 27. i have had the opportunity to at least see the face done. he did all this work without being able to see that. >> so right now we are walking on what will be crazy horse's arm out to his pointing finger. when you come up here they tell you to not turn around until you're far enough out so you can truly get the impression of crazy horse's face. it is nearly 90 feet tall. i'll turn around and take a look at it. wow. it's pretty impressive. >> that is in answer to? >> a white trader asked crazy horse where are your lands now? and he pointed over his horse and said my lands are where my dead lie buried. >> that was a spiteful questio

one of his main interests is native american indian folklore.immy: do you know what is? >> jimmy: yes. you go there and sweat. >> you ask rocks if they want to be part of the ceremony. some are willing. some are like, no, i'm fine where i am. you have to ask them. do you want to come and hang out with us in a pit? and then if they say grrks the rocks say yes you have to have to sprinkle them. and you take them into this pit. and it creates this billowing smoke effect and it's really, really hot. >> jimmy: who is in this thing? >> 30 or 40 grown human beings. >> jimmy: really? >> yes. i was 17 at the time. by the way, everyone was naked apart from me. i was 17. when we started the chants, the leader just said, if you want to pee, just pee. >> jimmy: what? >> i spent the whole time going, please don't pee on me. >> jimmy: people peed during this? >> it was so hot and sweaty in there. i don't know. they could have. >> jimmy: what a horrible hobby your father had. my dad just watched football. i guess i consider myself lucky. your dad is into this s