The Longest Walk 5

A Dennis Banks Movement for the Seventh Generation

NEW UPDATE

The walkers, Bobby, Harry, Kid, Frank, Ferdinand, Gilbert, Kim, Tony and Tyler have made it to DC to honor one of the last wishes of Dennis Banks aka Nowa Cumig! Please express your gratitude with us.

The leadership team will now concentrate on fundraising and the extensive preparation for the presentation to Congress.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The Longest Walk 5, is extremely proud to announce that we have exceeded our data collection goal and achieved our 10,000 mile walk ahead of schedule. The appointed LW5 team members in consideration of our progress and financial responsibility have come to the decision that the walkers will continue to DC ahead of the previously planned schedule to complete this phase of the campaign.

On behalf of my father, I would like to express immense gratitude towards Walk Chief, Bobby Wallace, Chief Harry Kindness, Kid Valance and Paul Komarek for their complete dedication to the goal of the walk.

The LW5.3 walkers, Bobby, Harry, Kid, Frank, Ferdinand, Gilbert, Kim, Tony and Tyler currently are in route for an early arrival into DC to honor one of his last wishes before moving on to the final phase of the campaign.

The leadership team will then concentrate on fundraising, preparation, and the presentation to Congress.

We want to thank all of the walkers, hosts and communities along the path that helped make this phase of the campaign a success.

We thank you for your ongoing support and ask for continued support as we focus on fundraising and the extensive preparation for the presentation to Congress.

Carol Collins Longest Walk 5 Executive Director

“And the word was said, “The importance of this walk, is data, data, data!!!!"
This year we will surely have doubled the amount of data from the past two years combined, and have reached the threshold. The overall consensus is we need help in this home we call Turtle Island. The people are suffering from drug abuse and domestic violence in a huge way, and if there is no funding for those who need help, it will surely get worse. It is not rocket science.”

Thank you to all the Tribes, Villages, Communities, Townships, Schools, and the diligent people who made this happen to date.”

LW5 Chief Bobby Wallace

PROGRESS REPORT

The Longest Walk 5 has completed the final phase of a three year, 10,000 mile historic walk across America seeking solutions to drug abuse and domestic violence. We have collected more than the necessary amount of data to begin the preparation for our presentation to Congress.

LW5 Mission

We need to stand united on all the issues Native Americans and America faces today. To do so we must have a strong society. Standing Rock proved we can come together to aid to each other. We must continue in that same spirit and halt the flow of drugs and violence into our communities to remain strong. This has become a major epidemic! Victory shall dwell in the house of unity, to those that follow that spirit.

It is a kind of search party, part of a rescue mission to heal America from the effects of drugs, violence, suicide, self-harm, and harm to the Earth.

The path to healing trauma is finding safety, reckoning with what has happened, and reconnecting with community. Spirituality and community values are critical elements of trauma recovery. Throughout the Walk we hold community events and forums to gather information.

Spirituality and community values are critical elements of trauma recovery. Throughout the Walk and in community events, the team will explore aspects of spirituality and traditional values that are especially important for Native Americans, and resonate across cultures. We need devoted and passionate walkers.

Vision
Our goal is to create a coalition of mentors across the country to help us practice the way of the warrior class. All too often we forget that our individual lives are part of a bigger picture and we are all affected by one another on some level. When you practice the warrior code of ethics you have more self-worth and strength to face challenges. We must all respect the code to create a healthier society. The mentors will help us to learn to practice the code so it once again becomes the way of life.

SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP

We are seeking community, financial and volunteer support. If you would like to be a walker, community host or offer financial support or in-kind donations please contact

National Chief
Bobby Wallace

Executive Director
Carol Collins
nowacumig@gmail.com

Data Director
Jessica Sutterlict

Program Consultant
Paul Komarek
komarek@humanintervention.net

A very special thanks to Walter for preparing the AIM 50 year anniversary logo for history and his stationary before Dennis's passing. He was proud and grateful!

All logos copyrighted. For more information contact Walter Copenhaver at acuimaging@yahoo.com.

Dennis Banks is a Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist, and author. He is an Anishinabe, Ojibwa, born on Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. In 1968 he co-founded the American Indian Movement (AIM), to protect the traditional ways of Indian people and to engage in legal cases protecting treaty rights of Natives-such as hunting and fishing, trapping, and wild ricing.

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