Dakota 38 + 2 Virtual Memorial Ride. 2020. Page 8

Josette with Neices at the Little Feather center in Pipestone 2014

Dakota 38 + 2 Memorial Ride Supporters Facebook Group
2020 (Virtual Ride)

Due to Covid 19 the Ride is not happening this year, so I am making up a virtual Ride from previous year's Ride's photos and comments.

Hopefully the Ride will be back on in 2021
Gloria

Day 8
Thursday, December 17th

Prayer of the day

Mo Nichols - 2017
Good Morning all! A much needed day of rest for all! May you be able to release all you need to today so that your next re-mount is a little bit lighter! May the day allow for connecting with others, those there, those in spirit, and those sending their love and prayers from around the world.

This day Grandfather Sun is uniting all colors to rise together as one!
Following this journey for the first time, I am humbled, grateful, and honored to be part of this even through this device I type on, this year.

I am with you in spirit. Sending prayers and smoke up humbly asking for you to receive what you need.

Thank you for the true history you are sharing, lessons you are teaching, and willingness to continue! May your bodies, spirits, and those of the four legged all rest well today! For tomorrow you will continue to ride like the loving warriors you are!

Much love, honor, respect, and gratitude from Texas!
A'ho

Jeff Galuza 2020
My prayers of continued healing and acceptance for all involved in this Sacred Wokiksuye’.
This pic is looking Sou’westerly on the coast of Maine.
It’s a few miles from where Jim met a young film maker who said “yes”.
The film is a physical manifestation of the “people” who participate in this Hallowed recognition of an atrocious event. The mass hanging of Dakota people.
It’s now in it’s 16th year. (4x4=16.)
This adds to, after this year, 256 actual days of riding, running, cars, trucks, sleeping bags, hay, horses, sweat, tears, laughter, smiles, bad burgers, Love.
I’m grateful for all who are or have in the past, contributed physically, spiritually, financially.
This year requires I use my past ceremony practice to support my prayers today.
The Ceremony has prepared me to love today and move along with this beautiful experience.
We and you will be together again.
Aho, Peace my Sisters and Brothers.
Mitakuye’ Oyasin.

Alberta Jim Miller I am so very proud of the wikoskalaka from Cansayapi owanke who have been part of the ride since 2005. Gianna Strong, Vanessa Good Thunder and the others have brought pride and strength to their Dakota people. They have become ambassadors for the younger generation and I am so happy that they will be on the Ride again this year. Their choices to be strong Dakota winyan on the Red Road is truly a blessing for us all!	Donna Anderson - 2017 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!
Rebeccamarie Ahrens - 2014 so awesome all riders and horses and anyone else that has supported and helped i wish there was something i could do but i cant i have no car or anything but keep up on the internet and im honored even though im not native to see this good thing happening	Chris David - 2014 Saint George, UT, All the riders are in our thoughts and prayers, we hope to join the ride one of these years, much love and blessing from Southern Utah, Dine' (Navajo) Nation, Mitakuye Oyasin, aho'
Ixamya Elo - 2014 I have been praying with pipe from day one, morning and evening. It is awesome! Our ancestors are happy!!	Sherie Bartsh - 2020 love the sepia image with flash of red - conveys a sense of timeless spirit and endurance
Travis Blackbird - 2017 Prayers for an open road with obstacles pushed aside, may Tunkasila be with you all.	Sylvianne Horned Eagle Sherman - 2019 Brings tears as I think of our Ancestors! Prayers going up for Healing!
Janet Reed - 2017 Prayers Uplifted for All the Riders, Our 4 legged Brothers, and All who are involved - For a Restful Sleep - Respect for this Great Journey in Healing, and Many Blessings for All	Kathleen Granger - 2017 So mind boggling... the century’s of disrespect you have endured... thank you for your example of endurance & persistence, integrity & commitment. So humbled. RESPECT
Laurene Klammer - 2018 Your journey every at this somber time, releases remeberance of the ones that went before their time. Stories, must be told. A' ho.	Frieda Friendentia - 2019 Thank you for including us in the journey. Many years I have sent prayers, it's really nice to see pictures and know how it's going.
Cece Walter - 2018 Prayers and blessings for all the riders, horses, support staff and welcoming supporters along the route that are taking everyone in. Safe travels and fair weather. Much love and respect for you all	Anita Dumarce - 2020 It's hard to see that our year has brought sadness and some anxiety! And that the 38+2 Ride is postponed! I've been sad in my heart ! We all need prayers!!! Thank you !

Some of the early Rides

Josette being honored for all of her work on the Ride - 2013

Little Feather Center in Pipestone Minn - 2017

This is a small photo of the photo I mention on the next photos

The photos above I took from a couple of photos of the Little Feather Center in Pipestone in 2013. This was when the Riders were in there. I just happened to look at the windows in the photos, and saw what I believe to be Spirits of the 1862 Dakota peering in at those who Ride for them every year. Is it just me? or do you see them too? The top one looks like Little Crow, (the +3), the lower one looks like Medicine Bottle, with someone behind him. This window is where we used to display the 38 + 3 photos and information. (You can see to the left a small pic of one of the photos I got the above 2 photos from.) You can see the Dakota 38 + 2 Exhibit on the wall and the window shown above. - Gloria

Mason Red Wing riding Susie 2013

Clayton Mann riding bare back in 2014

Perry with Sandi (sadly passed) 2013

Staff at the Monument, Pipestone. 2008

Cari (Admin) with Peter (Rider) having a meal together. Santa looking on! 2014

Tuffy First. Fort Peck. 2014

Alice, (with the 38 tee on) with her team at the Little Feather Center, Pipestone.
Admin Marge, Alice's daughter, 3rd from right. Sadly 2 of the people in this photo have since passed. 2013

Smudge & Trusty Steed 8

The horse is Eagle Bear

Richard rode him.

Until tomorrow, please stay safe.
Mitakuye Oyasin

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Our previous websites (since 2013) for you to see. (No 2015 and only a partial for 2016)

Blog from 2011/2012 Ride (From Marque)

Hosting Communities

2013

2014

2016
Partial site

2017

2018
Dakota men in 1862

2019
Dakota Women in 1862

Dakota 38 + 2 Memorial Ride Supporters group on Facebook