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This statue once stood at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Today, it stands at the entrance to the University of Central Oklahoma on E. 2nd Street in Edmond. The statue of Lakota Chief Touch the Clouds is 18’ tall and made of 10 tons of bronze. The chief was 6’9” tall. He fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn. Later, he was present at the killing of Crazy Horse. After surrendering to the US Army, the chief became a representative of the Lakota tribe until he passed in 1905. Happy Trails. Mike Musgrove | Texas Native American History