Reminder: 7th annual Blessing of the Sacred Grounds @ Sat Jan 14 12pm - 4pm (intrelationsoffice@gmail.com)

more details » 7th annual Blessing of the Sacred Grounds SOUTH TEXAS ALLIANCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 2012 Annual Ground Blessing & March Saturday, January 14, 2012 @ 12:00 noon. Come join us as we re-bless the sacred grounds of our ancestors. We will gather on Ennis Joslin Road at South Padre Island Drive Corpus Christi, Texas. Registration will begin at 12:00 noon, Individual smudging begins immediately afterwards and is strongly recommended. Blessing of the grounds will begin about 1:00 pm. with procession shortly afterwards. Regalia is encouraged, but not necessary for participation. This blessing and march is in conjunction with our efforts to repatriate our ancestors' bones which were buried along Ennis Joslin Rd. The march is approximately 2.5 miles long. This ceremony will include another sacred site on Wooldridge Road at Oso Parkway, where we will conclude our service. We ask everyone to please share this notification with your family, friends, organizations, and all who love Native culture and all of humanity, encourage them to participate in this wonderful opportunity to pay honor and respect to our ancestors and to connect and pray with them. Be a part of Corpus Christi's forgotten history. Group banners and/or flags are encouraged to represent your nation or group. This year we would like to honor all our Native American veterans by having them lead the procession. At the site, we will be selling commemorative numbered coins with an imprint of the silhouette of the monument that will be built on these sacred grounds. Each coin costs $15.00 and comes with a certificate of authenticity. If you will not be present at the march and would like to order a coin please contact Larry Running Turtle Salazar at: lrunningturtles@aol.com or (361) 563-6702 or go to our website http://ishkamonument.webs.com All proceeds will go towards the construction of the monument. Note: This march is a re-blessing of the grounds. It is not a demonstration or a parade. Please be reverent and respectful. When Sat Jan 14 12pm – 4pm Central Time Where Ennis Joslin Road at South Padre Island Drive (map) Calendar intrelationsoffice@gmail.com Who • intrelationsoffice@gmail.com - organizer

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