An estimated 200 people took part in the annual Memorial Day walk on the White Earth Ojibwe Reservation in Minnesota.

The walk began several years ago after elders wanted to call attention to the deaths of five young people in traffic accidents. Only 15 people turned out the first time, said organizer Ray Auginaush, but the event has grown over the years as more teens have died in drug or alcohol related incidents.

This year's walk was dedicated to the people killed in the March 21 shootings on the Red Lake Reservation. But just last week, five young people died in what is being called an alcohol-related accident.

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