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2010 RUNNING STRONG TOUR
SEPTEMBER 12-18, 2010
REGISTRATION OPENS SPRING 2010

For one incredible week, join the Running Strong staff and volunteers as we visit the programs you read about in our newsletters and on our website.

Explore a hidden America and immerse yourself in Lakota culture.

Don't just read about the need in Indian Country - witness 20 years of progress firsthand!

Running Strong 2010 Reservation Tour BrochureLEARN MORE ABOUT THE TOUR:

Lean more about PRICING, LODGING and GENERAL INFORMATION

Visit our FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TOUR

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2010 BROCHURE (.PDF)

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SCENES FROM THE 2009 RESERVATION TOUR:

 
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SATURDAY - The group has lunch and time to explore Bear Butte state park.  Bear Butte is sacred to the Lakota.

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SATURDAY - More lunch and relaxation at Bear Butte.

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SATURDAY - We spot buffalo along the road!

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SATURDAY - The 20th Tour concludes with an evening with inspirational spokesman Billy Mills.

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SATURDAY - 20 years of inspiration and friendship.

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FRIDAY - The tour starts the day with a delicious breakfast at the Cheyenne River Elderly Nutrition Center.

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FRIDAY - After breakfast, the tour group learns about the Winyan Toka Win Children's Garden at the Cheyenne River Youth Project.

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FRIDAY - CRYP staff member Alex Meador gives a tour of the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center librabry.

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FRIDAY - The evening concludes with a wacipi celebration at the Cokata Wiconi Teen Center.

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FRIDAY - Tour participants BJ Hanson and Claudia Austin learn about Lakota history at the Cheyenne River Youth Project's Lakota History.

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FRIDAY - Wiyaka Chasing Hawk leads the group in yoga practice on a Friday afternoon.

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FRIDAY - Michael Granger accepts a star quilt as a gift on behalf of the Running Strong tour at the powwow.

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THURSDAY - Tour guide Tom Cook takes in a view in the Badlands.

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THURSDAY - Fran and Robin Markham and thier daughter Rio Alden at Badlands National Park.

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THURSDAY - Jo McKay and Judy Rosen smile for the camera in the Badlands.

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THURSDAY - The tour visits our backpack food program at the Takini School on the Cheyenne River Reservation.

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THURSDAY - Staff member Anita Rathbone explaining the backpack food program to participant Barbara Utain.

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THURSDAY - Watching the backpack food distribution being coordinated by the senior class at Takini School.

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THURSDAY - The tour group is welcomed to the Cheyenne River Youth Project.

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THURSDAY - Enjoying an Indian Taco dinner at the Cheyenne River Youth Project.

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THURSDAY - Cheyenne River Youth Project volunteers perform a puppet show for the tour group.

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THURSDAY - Grant Yellowhawk Brickner and Judy Schrater celebrate thier birthdays with Running Strong.

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WEDNESDAY - The tour group visits Fort Robinson Museum in Crawford, Nebraska.

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WEDNESDAY - The tour group looks around the grounds at Fort Robinson near the spot where Crazy Horse was killed.

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WEDNESDAY - Janice and Stuart Hoag at the Crazy Horse Memorial Museum.

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WEDNESDAY - Running Strong staff member and Ted and Audrey Brown with Pat Mills' painting entitled "Wings of an Eagle" at the Crazy Horse Memorial Museum.

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WEDNESDAY - Running Strong staff with Paul Hallowell and Amy Yousey at Crazy Horse.

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WEDNESDAY - Lynette and Ronald Brewer at a twilight viewing of Mount Rushmore.

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TUESDAY - After paying thier respects at Wounded Knee, the tour visits a home of a water well recipient.

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TUESDAY - Tour participants Judy Schrater and Lynnette Brewer at the water well site on Pine Ridge.

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TUESDAY - The tour group visits Running Strong's first Homes for Heroes house.

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TUESDAY -  Warren and Mary Deutsch at the Homes for Heroes site.

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TUESDAY - Having a nice lunch at Tipi Waste, Running Strong's food distribution site on Pine Ridge.

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TUESDAY - The group listens attentively as Running Strong staff explain the food distribution program on Pine Ridge.

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Running Strong staff member Dave Lone Elk shows the group what a food box contains.

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TUESDAY - Tour participant Michael Granger in front of a trading post replica.

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TUESDAY - Shirlee Stephenson and Edith Essex smile for the camera at the Museum of the Fur Trade.

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TUESDAY - Tour participant Marlin Brusberg examines artifacts at the Museum of the Fur Trade.

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MONDAY -  The day begins with a Lakota language lesson from Rosalie Little Thunder.

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MONDAY - The tour group visits the Journey Museum.

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MONDAY - Tour participants Bob Greiner and Yellowhawk Brickner at the Journey Museum.

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MONDAY - A wonderful lunch at the Journey Museum.

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MONDAY - The tour group visits the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary.

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MONDAY - A drum group sings for the participants before a traditional meal is served.

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MONDAY - Gathering in the tipi to hear from Slim Buttes Project Director Tom Cook and Mr. Joe American Horse.

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MONDAY - Participants Joe Sharpless and Chris Burkhart at the Wild Horse Sanctuary.

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SUNDAY - Running Strong staff greet the 20th Anniversary Tour Group.

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SUNDAY - The 20th Tour group settle in for the kick-off orientation.

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SUNDAY - Loretta Afraid of Bear welcomes the tour participants.

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SUNDAY - Oglala Sioux Tribal President Theresa Two Bulls addresses the group at orientation.

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SUNDAY - Oglala Sioux Tribal President Theresa Two Bulls presents a gift from Running Strong to Loneman School principal Deb Bordeaux in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary Tour.

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SUNDAY - A round of applause from the group to begin the 20th Reservations Tour

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