"I am leading this walk in honor of my father's and daughter's memories," Darla Banks said. "Native people suffer domestic violence at alarming rates. We walk to bring awareness to this tragic epidemic."

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Spirit Walk 2022
We would like to introduce and invite you to join us on the LW5 Spirit Walk for Domestic Violence. The Walk began in Leech Lake, MN, on May 1, 2022, en route to Washington DC for ceremonies on July 15, 2022.

Darla Banks , the daughter of Dennis Banks and Spirit Walk founder, lost her beautiful daughter Rose to domestic violence. This was a major part of the The Longest Walk 5.
The Spirit Walk is a continuation of outreach to communities. We continue raising awareness , learning and sharing information. We know many programs address these issues and that we can all learn from one another.

​The Longest Walk 5 was the longest and the final Walk organized by Dennis Banks. In 2016 TLW5 began its journey to "Call an End to Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence." The walkers distributed anonymous surveys at gatherings and forums to present a tangible source of data that demonstrates the impact of drug abuse and domestic violence on reservations across the nation. The Walk traveled to hundreds of communities crossing over 13000 miles. TLW5 is archived in the National Museum of the American Indian blog and was honored to present our findings at the American Public Health Association Conference.

Families are stepping forward and voicing the despair that has come upon them because of drug abuse or domestic violence. We have given voice to the voiceless.

This Walk is a significant undertaking. We need financial support from Tribal Nations and people of goodwill throughout the world. Please help us complete this critical mission!

Donations can be made: by the link to the left or by check to the LW5 Spirit Walk,                   615 Kent Hills RD NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505  

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Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition (501(C)(3) 

  The Story of the 500 Mile Sacred Run Founded by Dennis Banks
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                                                                                       A Dennis Banks Movement for the Seventh Generation
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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“America is caught in the eye of a monster drug storm and violence and it is devastating our communities. 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.  Victory shall dwell in the house of unity, to those that follow that spirit. Throughout this journey we seek cultural solutions on why we hurt and abuse ourselves and others. We bring people together to discuss the issues, raise awareness, gather information and make a plan of action to turnaround these disturbing statistics.”

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LW5 - Carol Collins 615 Kent Hills RD NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
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