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.


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

 


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..
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.
Hazel McCort
Awesome
Anne Berns
Peaceful
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
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
Jolene Henry
Prayer's for a good day
Wilson Rita
As always, a Beautiful picture!!
Shad Cook
New member shared his first post.
Safe travels to all of the riders and crew today!
Charlotte Bluez
Blessings on your Journey today.
I'm with yall in Heart & Spirit.
Janet Reed
Mitakuye Oyasin
Karol Rosman
Continued prayers on rest days as well.
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.
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
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!
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.
Carol Holstein Weiser
A well deserved rest day!
Jeanne Zimmerman
Blessings and smoke for all.
Travis Blackbird
Prayers for an open road with obstacles pushed aside, may Tunkasila be with you all..
James Gavin
blesssings from the emerald isle to riders and horses
Johanna Stately
Rejuve.
Yvette Minneapolis
prayers for all
Michele J Dragas
Warm wishes for another fabulous day!
Dorothy Coyotes
Aho All My Relations
Diane Wild
Glad everyone is getting a day of rest. Also, grateful that the weather has been tolerable this year. Blessings.
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!


Sharlene and Keith


Member's Stories

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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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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