Packet B: Tossup 2

Humans were lured out of a cave in this mountain range by a wolf sent by the double-faced spirit Anog-Ite with the promise of dried meat. A Great Race in this range saw hummingbird, meadowlark, hawk, and magpie defeat Running Slim, thereby establishing humanity’s supremacy over the animals. A landmark in this range (-5[1])is named for a famous heyoka who experienced (-5[2])a vision (-5[1])of “thunder beings” (10[1]-5[1])as recalled in (-5[1])a 1932 (-5[1])book by John Neihardt. The (10[1])spider Iktomi (-5[2])lured humanity (-5[1])out of this (-5[1])range’s (-5[1])“Wind Cave.” (10[1]-5[3])The forced (10[2])annexation (-5[1])of this range’s (-5[1])land (10[2]-5[1])following an 1874 (10[1]-5[1])gold (-5[2])rush (10[2]-5[3])paved (-5[2])the way (10[2]-5[3])for nearby reservations (10[2])to adopt the Ghost (-5[1])Dance (10[1]-5[2])movement. (10[5]-5[2])For 10 points, (10[2])what (-5[1])mountain range (-5[2])sacred to the Lakota is the location of an unfinished (10[2]-5[1])Crazy (-5[2])Horse (10[1])Memorial (10[4])in South (-5[1])Dakota? (10[2]) (10[33]0[10])■END■

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