The Wellbriety Journey for Forgiveness has arrived in Washington, D.C.

The 40-day, 6,800-mile journey began May 16 at the Chemawa Indian School in Oregon. Participants visited 24 current and former boarding schools in more than a dozen states to seek healing for abuses at the schools and an official government apology.

The event concludes today with a public program at the National Museum of the American Indian. The agenda follows:

9:00 am - Opening Ceremony, Hoop and staff, Opening Prayer by Horace Axtell, Eagle Spirit Drum from White Earth Nation
9:30 am - Welcoming Remarks - Dennis Zotigh
9:45 am - Don Coyhis, President of White Bison Inc
11:00 am - Keynote by Eduardo Duran
1:00 pm - Open Mic
2:00 pm - Forgiveness Ceremony
3:00 pm - Healing Ceremony
3:30 pm - Hand over petition (tentative)
4:00 pm - Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) (tenative)
4:10 pm - Closing Remarks by Don Coyhis
4:30 pm - Closing Ceremony

An Opinion:
EDITORIAL: A Journey of Forgiveness (The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 6/20)

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