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Dakota Commemorative March 2014 The route of the march will continue to be updated The march will begin at 7:00 am from the Lower Sioux Agency Interpretive Center, Redwood County Road 2. Day 1: November 7th Prayer
Stakes for Wakute's Band will placed this day. Left turn onto 305 St., continue across Redwood Co. Rd.11 and across MN Hwy 4. This gravel road becomes Redwood Co. Rd. 8. Continue
southeast on Co. Rd 8, across MN highway 4, The road then becomes Brown
Co. 10; Continue on Co. Rd. 10. until the intersection with 290th St.
(19 total miles). Day 2: November 8th Prayer
Stakes for Red Leg's Band will be placed this day Begin march on Brown Co. Rd. 10 continue to MN highway 29. Turn left on MN highway 29. Turn left again on 210th St. (gravel road) to KC Road (gravel road) Turn right on KC Road to Broadway (in New Ulm) Turn right on Broadway. Follow the curve to the left, then turn right on Minnesota Street. Right
on 2nd St N to the Armory - 205 N Broadway St. (15 miles) Day 3: November 9th Prayer
Stakes for Passing Hail & Wapahasa's Bands will be placed this day March will proceed from there, following Highway 68 toward Mankato to its intersection with Highway 169, (21.4 miles). *Evening
meal and sleep site at the Centenary United methodist Church (downtown
Mankato across from Post Office) Day
4: November 10th Marchers hosted in Henderson at the New County School (210 Main Street) Day 5: November 11th Prayer
Stakes for Eagle Head & Good Road's Bands will be placed this day *Will
caravan to Tiowakan Spiritual Center for evening meal and overnight stay. Day 6: November 12th Prayer
Stakes for Mixed Blood Families will be placed this day Continue on Co. Rd. 282 then we'll go left onto Co.Rd.17 (Marschall Road) then right on to Co. Rd. 42, to Dakotah Parkway in the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. Continue on the road that leads to Tiowakan. (13.7 miles). * 2nd night and evening meal at Tiowakan Spiritual Center Day 7: November 13th Prayer
Stakes for Taopi & Yellow Medicine's Band will be placed this day Once across the river we will follow the Big River Regional Trail along Hwy 13 to a rest aarea along Sibley Memorial Hwy (2.5 miles along these Trails where the Caravan can not follow) Vehicles will have to go back along American Blvd as they cannot follow the walkway with us. Right on E Old Shakopee Rd (34th Ave S) Travel one block and take ramp on the right to get onto 494. The
interstate splits here, Hwy 5 going north and 494 going East. After
crossing the river on 494 take exit 71 - Pilot Knob Rd Exit Left
on Mendota Heights Rd (no more than 2 blocks north of 494) After reaching St Peter's Church Marchers turn North onto MN Hwy 55 across Mendota Bridge. Walkers continue down from the bridge into Fort Snelling State Park concentration camp site. (7 miles total this day) Car caravans go across the Mendota Bridge and exit west onto MN 5, continue past the airport exit, and exit Post Road. At the top of the exit ramp, cars turn left, across the freeway, into Fort Snelling State Park (2 miles). Ending Feast: A final feast will be held at St Peter's Church (1405 Sibley memorial Hwy, St Paul MN 55120) after finishing at Fort snelling, the estimated time is around 2 pm. To
return to St Peter's Church from Fort Snelling follow these directions. The Bands listed for each day may differ slightly, if you know of any family member who's name is on the list of those that arrived at Ft Snelling and would like to personally place the prayer stake please contact organizers to have it set aside for you. Samantha
Odegard: Janice
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