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EIGHTH ANNUAL NORTHERN CHEYENNE SPIRITUAL HEALING RUN TO BE HELD AT SAND CREEK MASSACRE SITE, NOVEMBER 23 The Northern Cheyenne Tribe’s annual Sand Creek Spiritual Healing Run will commence at the Massacre Site on the morning of November 23, 2006. This year’s run, “commemorating the victims and survivors of the massacre, healing and awareness on ancestral homelands”, is dedicated to the “War on Meth,” according to information provided by the tribal organizers. The annual event will begin with a sunrise ceremony at the site followed by the commencement of the run at 9:00 a.m. The runners will proceed to the Multi-purpose room at the Eads High School for a 1:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Dinner, made possible by a generous contribution by Heritage Farms and the volunteer assistance of Dan Richards. From Eads, the runners will proceed to Denver, where a candlelight vigil will be held at the Denver Art Museum Wheel Sculpture on Friday evening. On the morning of Saturday, November 25, an honoring ceremony will be held at the Riverside Cemetery at the grave site of Captain Silas Soule, Company D, 1st Colorado Cavalry, U.S. Army. From there, the runners will proceed to the State Capitol Building for presentations, and the event will conclude with a noon reception at the Colorado Historical Society. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend any portion or all of the event.
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