Johnson Holy Rock

[ephriam]

I was very sorry to hear from Pine Ridge this week that the noted leader Johnson Holy Rock passed away on Saturday. Here is his obituary.

www.legacy.com/obituaries/rapidcity/obituary.aspx?n=johnson-e-holy-rock&pid=155624414

[ladonna]

I have been thing of Johnson all week
I remember when i was a part of the meeting concerning
Devils Tower-Mato Tipla and we were talking about changing the name and what would the name be.
Johnson stood up and said I think the tower should be call Inyan Wakan-Holy Rock after me then he sat down everyone started to laugh at least all the Indian people. The non Inidna just looked confused, it was a time were tempers were getting hot and he put everyone at ease again so we could really talk.
He was a great leader

[ephriam]

Here is a photograph of Johnson Holy Rock and researchers at OCHS library, circa. 1940.



And another one: