William Matson

press release:  Crazy Horse family member Floyd Clown Sr and author William Matson will discuss and sign their book "Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life and Legacy" September 28 from 6-830 PM at the Sequoya Public Library located at 4340 Tokay Blvd in Madison. This will be their 162nd appearance as they travel across the country spreading the Crazy Horse family story and how they had to keep their family identity hidden for over a century.

The Crazy Horse family's oral history had not been told outside the family for over a century. Now it is finally being told by Clown, War Eagle, and Red Thunder who are the son and grandsons of Edward Clown, a nephew to Crazy Horse and the keeper of the sacred bundle and pipe for the family after his mother Iron Cedar passed away.

Clown, War Eagle, and Red Thunder currently live in Dupree, South Dakota, on the Cheyenne River Reservation. Matson, a documentary film maker, currently resides in Spearfish, South Dakota. This is Matson's first book. The event is free and open to the public.