2013
Dakota
38 + 2 Memorial Ride 2017
December
17th 2017 - Day 8
Today
is the 8th day of the Ride and after a rest in
Flandreau they are bringing the Ancestors back
home to Minnesota today. They ride just 17 miles
to Pipestone where the horses will be housed at
the Pipestone Corral. The Riders will be fed dinner
by Alice Erickson, Marge DR, and the team of annual
helpers at the American Legion. (The Little Feather
Center has closed and so they had to find a new
venue).
At
6:30 the riders are giving a presentation at
the Living Word Church in Marshall, and then
will return to sleep at the Flandreau Royal
River Casino and Hotel.
Breakfast
tomorrow morning will be back in the Legion
in Pipestone.
Thanks
to all in Pipestone for continued support. Chuck
would be proud.
The
photo is of the Three Maidens at the National
Monument in Pipestone.
The
next photo is of the Riders at the National
Monument in Pipestone in 2010. It was cold and
snowy. I am the woman in the green coat. It
was my honor to be there on behalf of my late
husband Chuck who passed that August. He loved
the Ride and what it stood for, Alice Erickson
(his sister) and I promised him before he passed
that we would continue supporting the Ride for
as long as we could. After my year's traditional
mourning period I returned back home to England
in 2011, and have continued working on the Ride
from here. I feel it is my sacred duty to do
so. I cannot go back on a promise to my beloved.
Alice and their family continue to feed and
take care of the Riders and support people.
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Mo
Nichols
Morning prayers and smoke up!
May the "seeds" that were planted in
Jim Miller, continue to flourish thru all, continuing
to be the beauty of healing and reconciliation
between all! Riders, you are sacred teachers and
messengers for us! Much gratitude, honor, and
respect.
May the fresh beginning of today find you surrounded
by spirit above, below, and within. May every
step of your day be protected, loving, honored,
and respected.
Love and blessings to all
A'ho
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Elizabeth
Shoemaker
May the arms of the ancestors protect these
beautiful souls. May the Earth shower them with
blessings from the animals and trees. May they
all experience this ride with straight eyes and
an open heart.
Aho..
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Ramona
Gerber
Good morning from the 49th state. Sending blessings
to riders & horses - hoping your rest yesterday
rejuvenated your body, mind & spirits. May
the Ancestors guide you today & hope the weather
is cooperative.
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Hazel
McCort
Awesome
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Anne
Berns
Peaceful
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Mo
Nichols
Good morning, may the warmth of prayers and
love being sent somehow help warm the bodies of
all riding today. Grandfather Sun,shine high on
this group,today. Offering prayers up for many
thanks to all riders and participants for their
willingness to share this sacred journey with
all of us. May you all feel the gratitude, love,honor,and
respect we send to you each day. Many thanks to
our Ancestors for the visions they sent, continue
to send,and the protection they provide. A'ho
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Mo
Nichols
Many thanks and blessings to all involved!
Each heartbeat involved in this journey is..."a
big deal" May Creator bless each one with
the abundance,protection,and honor they need and
deserve.
Ride like the warriors you are...loving,honorable,strong,and
determined!
Love all blessings to you All!
A'ho
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Jolene
Henry
Prayer's for a good day
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Wilson
Rita
As always, a Beautiful picture!!
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Shad
Cook
New member shared his first post.
Safe travels to all of the riders and crew
today!
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Charlotte
Bluez
Blessings on your Journey today.
I'm with yall in Heart & Spirit.
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Janet
Reed
Mitakuye Oyasin
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Karol
Rosman
Continued prayers on rest days as well.
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Cece
Walter
Hope everyone is having a good rest day. Prayers
up for a continued safe journey for all riders,
horses and support staff. Much love and respect
for all. Thank you.
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Ruth
Gerhardt
“When we illuminate the road back to our
ancestors, they have a way of reaching out, of
manifesting themselves...sometimes even physically.”
All good thoughts and prayers for riders, horses
and all involved
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Donna
Anderson
Prayers for renewed zeal and endurance and
a new fresh second wind of the spirit as you resume
the journey... may Creator keep His hand upon
you all, the four-legged as well as the two and
may you be blessed with His favor and protection
and with an infilling of brotherly love in unity
of the spirit as you are each individually tested
along the way over coming any evil with good A’ho!
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Mary
Setser
Smoke and Prayers going up for all the Riders
, Horses,and all the Staff. I Respect each and
everyone of you. I know our Ancestors are there
with you. Thank you all for this ride for Healing
for all our Peoples. Every year as I follow you
all my Prayers go up I am so humbled by your sacrifices
you all endure, extreme weather ,rain ,wind. I
Thank you each and everyone for all you do. I
love you all. Osyio ale. Wado.
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Carol
Holstein Weiser
A well deserved rest day!
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Jeanne
Zimmerman
Blessings and smoke for all.
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Travis
Blackbird
Prayers for an open road with obstacles pushed
aside, may Tunkasila be with you all..
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James
Gavin
blesssings from the emerald isle to riders
and horses
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Johanna
Stately
Rejuve.
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Yvette
Minneapolis
prayers for all
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Michele
J Dragas
Warm wishes for another fabulous day!
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Dorothy
Coyotes
Aho All My Relations
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Diane
Wild
Glad everyone is getting a day of rest. Also,
grateful that the weather has been tolerable this
year. Blessings.
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Joseph
Paul Kissner
New member shared his first post.
Safe travels and happy trails to the riders!
Looking forward to your arrival in Redwood Falls!
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Sharlene
and Keith
Member's
Stories
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Holly
Irene Cardoza
THE FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD OF ANY OF THE HEALING
& RECONCILIATION RIDES SUCH AS THE DAKOTA
38 + 2 & THE FUTURE GENERATIONS/BIGFOOT MEMORIAL
RIDE WAS IN 2013 WHEN I WORKED ON SOMETHING CALLED
"THE UNITY RIDE." I helped raise funds
for the Unity Ride, and helped manage that Facebook
Page.
I remember being on a conference phone call with
many folks from New York who were helping bring
the Unity Riders from Manitoba, Canada to the
United Nations in New York. Because I was in a
location where I could remotely post about the
Unity Ride as it was occurring, (kind of like
Gloria Hazell Derby does for the Dakota 38 + 2
Memorial Ride Supporters, but a little bit different),
I offered to also help manage that Facebook page.
I remember that I called Chief Golden Light Eagle
to check-in about it first. He taught me a lot
on that phone call, and said if The Unity Ride
did indeed resonate with my heart, then yes, proceed.
So, I proceeded and this is where I initially
starting working with folks like Helena Mazawasicuna
& Pua Case.
Something
controversial happened with the funds that were
raised, however, and it was so disconcerting to
a lot of folks involved that now the Unity Ride
page doesn't even exist. To me, that page was
really the best Archive of it, but I understand
why it's not online anymore. I only have a couple
of posts referring to it on my own page.
Truthfully,
I kept posts about The Unity Ride off my personal
Facebook page because I didn't feel like going
through a bunch of racial & cultural prejudice
at the time about my role with it. I was going
through enough already, and I didn't feel like
making myself more of target than I already was.
Here's
a link to one: https://goo.gl/Jjb8mE.
I do know, however, that the most popular photo
on the page was of Gus Higheagle addressing the
UN. I took a screenshot of him while he was doing
that, and posted it, and the last time I saw the
stats on that page, that photo had over 55,000
views, which was quite significant for us at that
time. I also know that there was a Memorial Ride
for Gus Higheagle this past year, and that makes
my heart smile very much.
THE RIDES ARE IMPORTANT TO ME & ARE LITERALLY
HEALING IN ACTION. OUR NATION NEEDS HEALING; SUPPORT
THESE RIDES.
LINKS:
• The Unity Ride: https://goo.gl/Jjb8mE
• Dakota 38 +2: https://goo.gl/QC2qkj
• Omaka Tokatakiya / Future Generations Ride:
https://goo.gl/QTn8B7
• Gus Higheagle: https://goo.gl/pK8Qsk
• Gus Higheagle Memorial Ride: https://goo.gl/nv4VRQ
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Photo
of the Day
Thanks
for the messages, keep sending them in please.
That's
it for today.... Prayers sent from me in England for
the Riders, the Horses, the Crews, the Communities who
feed and house the riders, crew and horses, the Supporters
worldwide and YOU... Mitakuye Oyasin
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