Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

February 17, 2008

Good morning from Lake Tahoe and the Longest Walk Northern Route

A beautiful day for the walkers and runners yesterday over Echo Pass. The sun was shining, the temperature in the 50s. Our Navajo Ute runner Willie Lonewolf put on snowshoes for the first time, and make part of the journey on top of the huge snowbanks because there was no place to run on the side of the winding mountain road. At Strawberry, a small store donated hot dogs and beans for the 80 walkers and runners going up the Sierra Nevadas. Washoe have joined us here for prayers. They have made special requests for the bears, coming down from the mountains and being shot by residents. The bears have been coming down the mountain for water because of the global warming and lack of water on top.
Please join us dancers, singers and community members:
Tomorrow, Monday, Feb. 18:
Social Gathering and Powwow
2 pm
Carson Colony Gym
Carson City
Listen live to us, at http://www.earthcycles.net/
10 am to 2 pm (check schedules for time changes)
Join us for any length of time, Hwy 50 east, headed to Western Shoshone.
On the Longest Walk Northern Route, Brenda Norrell

1 comment:

YaklDakl said...

You guys are hard core. I sat on my couch all day and worked on my computer. I thought about going outside but that is the cllosest I got. I figured that at least I thought about it, that counts for something , right?

"At Strawberry, a small store donated hot dogs and beans for the 80 walkers and runners going up the Sierra Nevadas."
That is some really elite athlete food/fuel!

Have fun on the Moday leg!

Cheers,
LTD