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Nanticoke Indian Unity Run Walk brings tribes together
Approximately 60 people joined the Unity Run/Walk as the truck "Possum" leads the way.
October 15, 2013
Chief Mark Gould of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation in New Jersey and Dennis Coker, Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware, Kent County, listen as Chief William Daisey of the Oak Orchard Nanticoke Tribe shares his thoughts on the unity of the tribes. BY DENY HOWETH
Chief Dennis Coker, Kent County Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware, walks with Boe Harris in Oak Orchard. BY DENY HOWETH
Possum the truck carries (l-r) Herman Jackson, Chief Mark Gould, Pastor John Norwood and Chief William Daisey. BY DENY HOWETH
Herman Jackson's Model A follows the walkers, with Lawrence Casper and Del Jackson driving. BY DENY HOWETH
Levin Harmon creates a prayer tie, made of tobacco, fabric and a red string. Tobacco represents a prayer and red is a sacred color. These were carried by the walkers as a blessing. BY DENY HOWETH
Everyone joined in a circle to send a prayer. BY DENY HOWETH
Ragghi Rain, founder of the Unity Run/Walk, is smudged by Urie Ridgeway before the opening ceremony. BY DENY HOWETH
Two runners follow the lead truck carrying Chief William Daisey who believes running is part of the Indian way, brings one close to the Mother Earth and is the way ancestors traveled. BY DENY HOWETH
Nolan Street smudges the crowd before the run. Smudging is used to cleanse the spirit. BY DENY HOWETH
Urie Ridgeway chants and drums during the opening ceremony BY DENY HOWETH
Tribe member Ragghi Rain had a vision to gather the three communities of the Sovereign Nanticoke Lenape Tribes of the Delaware Bay to show the strength and community of Nanticoke Indian tribes in the region. Three chiefs were on hand to show community within the tribes. The vision was to create a Unity Run/Walk, held Oct. 6 in Oak Orchard.
