Not too long after I got to work this morning I was informed that a group of people were marching down the main road in Anniston waving flags and backing up traffic. Needless to say, I got dispatched pretty quickly. By the time I caught up with the group, they were taking a breakfast break in the parking lot of a nearby restaurant.
The group, who is currently in the process of walking across the country from San Francisco to Washington DC, are part of the Longest Walk campaign. They are trying to raise awareness about Native American issues. Here are the ones i liked.
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| Senji Kanaeda, left, and Antonia Cardenas, right, enjoy a breakfast of cereal and bananas while taking part in The Longest Walk Tuesday morning. The walk is to raise awareness about Native American rights. |
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| Orlando Nez from Winslow, Ariz., rolls up a flag before breaking for lunch during the Longest Walk which made its way up McClellan Blvd. Tuesday morning. |
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| Sunshine of California, left, and Kendra Reardon of Massachusetts, right, talk after eating breakfast in front of Frontera Mexican Restaurant on McClellan Blvd. Tuesday morning. No reason was provided for the banana on his head. |
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| Audrey Jordain holds a Navajo stick with a bird’s claw attached to the end Tuesday morning. |
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| Redhorse, a Navajo from Ariz., listens to another member of the walk before they started north on McClellan Blvd. Tuesday morning. |
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| Participants of The Longest Walk prepare to start walking again after a 30 minute breakfast break Tuesday morning. The group plans on walking 17 miles today to Ft. Payne. |
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that’s so cool, what they’re doing for Native American issues!! it almost makes me feel guilty about being white
Good to see native American Indians receive some media coverage. Most people in the USA, in areas outside the southwest have just about forgotten their existence.
J.