12th Day of the 2021 Dakota Memorial Ride. December 21st

Dakota 38 + 2 Memorial Ride 2021
December 21st

Prayers for Today

God bless the riders and horses and all the workers.
It's a labor of love
Elsie Ewing

Prayers from western Sierra. Amazing every time! Safety to all. Thank you for the photos.
Lisa Henry

Prayers for a beautiful safe ride
Elaine L Bear

Prayers for all riders, horses and workers. May they all stay safe along their path
Kathy Knight

Continued prays for a safe ride for Riders and their horses. May Creator protect and give them strength to face all the obstacles they may encounter
Jane E. Goddard

The gear that is worn today on the Ride. This is of course Covid 19 related. History is being made, yet again!
All around the world we are having to protect ourselves and others by wearing a mask, on the Ride it is no different.
Let's hope that we will beat this Pandemic real soon, so that we can walk in a safer and more aware, thoughtful, caring World!
Stay safe everyone where-ever you are!
Photo by Nina Fox

The Ride will go 23 miles to Morton today. A total of 259 miles

Judy Markus
Is there a way to watch the ride live?

Cece Walter
Judy Markus if you follow Todd Finney he posts some live feeds during the ride. It is not recorded all day however.

Gloria Hazell Derby
Admin
Judy Markus It is a sacred Ride and so not many techy things are allowed. You may see a short video on here or the web site but no, it has never been filmed live! Even the Dakota 38 movie doesn't film it all.

Cheryl Frances Sigler
Prayers up

Shanna Smith
Prayers up

Rhonda Bondy
Thank you for sharing

Julie Dornack
Sending love and prayers

Sammy Versch Mitchell Capotrio
Sending love

Clever Matoska
Han!

Rebecca Gawboy
My prayers join yours.

Deb England
Prayers

Janelle Sutherland
Beautiful riders

Mechelle Baber Banks
Prayers Up

Elaine O Hardwick
thank you for the video!

Margaret Wheeler
May you be well , may the horses be safe and steady. Thank you riders and horses.

Carol Friemel
Hearts

Mary.L. McDermott
That’s beautiful

David Heath
May the Grat Creator and Mother Earth watch over all of you on this Journey. AHo !

Wanda Bohannon
Thanks for the photos Ron Hamm!

Judy MasjaWga Maney-Palomino
Prayers of support for the riders, horses and all who helped

Alexa Burt
Sending love

Laurene Klammer
Keep warm and safe.

Hashlishnii Ledo
Take care and be safe

Barbara LeBeau
Josette I’m going to try and come for at least a day somewhere along the way.
Josette Peltier
Barbara LeBeau I will be looking for you. Be good to see you again. Love n hugs.

Ronda Loyer
Love & Prayers

Lela Benavidez
Prayers Up

Laura Lamere
Love n prayers

Changes

When the Ride first began, we were lucky to get a few snapshots from people along the way, often grainy, blurry, or not particularly aimed in the right position, but we were pleased to get them. I answered someone's question (to the left) about watching the Ride live and spoke about 'techy' things. So imagine my surprise while going through all of the photos that have come in, I noticed a couple of today's photographers. The modern way of taking 'snapshots'. Continuing through the photos I then saw the Traditional; Josette and some of the women in their ribbon skirts!
Modern and traditional working together!

A modern set up of cameras, no problem of a wobble on these stands!

A modern photographer

Josette and the woman in their Traditional skirts.

Photos in this section by Nina Fox

Don Dapper
I have the staff out again. I bring it out every year to pray for all the Riders. I always add something new to it every year. I'm not there in person but I'm always there in my heart and spirit.

Toni N Francis
Beautiful

Tim Stromer
Does anyone know what bird feathers are all present on the staff, and if each has a different meaning?

Tyson Karsky
Tim Stromer look like macaw feathers

Don Dapper
Author
38 + 2 macaw feathers. 38 + 2 Amazon parrot. A feather is added each year that I put it out
Tim Stromer
Don Dapper Thank you so much!

Toka Hantas
What great pictures! Thank you

Jeni Ramirez
May the 4 winds blow gently and the spirits be calm.

Debra Nielsen Maurer
prayers for a safe journey

Maria Rainbow Gerolaga
Prayers up

Jeepero Vega
Prayers Up From Chicago IL.Many Blessings Relatives

Mollie Brandt
Prayers for safety of riders horses and strength .Thanking for all the Blessing the riders will receive on this ride.

Angel Mayall
Prayers surrounding our Relatives

Kathy Nelson
Yes, prayers for all to be safe in your journey

Alisha Henri
Prayers Up

Robin Gregory Bowen
Amen

Gary Starr
Sending prayers

Judy Ann
Stay safe

Carla Owens
Prayers

Lisa Moyer Hutchins
Prayers to all will be following you be safe.

Nyla Johnson
Be safe and warm! Prayers Thank you for sharing.

Jack Homen
Prayer and blessing for safe journey.

Mary Louise Kreiser
Prayers Up

Bette Sager
stay safe

Charlotte Shepherd
Prayers Up

Redwood Lodge

The Riders will be staying at The Redwood Lodge, Morton
The Horses will stay at the Dennis Farm just south of Jackpot Junction, on 320th Street
(Not confirmed on my list)
Farrier - Paffrath

Breakfast will be with the Oyate Club at SW Minn State University
Lunch will be with the Chuck Wagon
Dinner will be with the Morton Community at Redwood Lodge

Thanks to all who have helped in the area.

Mitakuye Owasin

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