WELCOME TO THE LONGEST WALK 2008 WEBSITE

This site is several week in the making so I would like to welcome you & thank you for visiting. This is the personal chronicling of the Longest Walk 2008 Northern Route by Chris Wintercount Teves. It has been hard to find the time to get this blog up and going but I hope that you will enjoy it. Many photographes and stories will be added in the coming weeks going as far back as Pueblo, Colorado. Please also visit the Offical Longest Walk Website and Brenda Norrell's Blogspot site for more information on the walk.
www.longestwalk.org
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Haskell Powwow - Day 37


Photo by: Chris Teves
Haskell Indian Nations University - Lawrence, Kansas

Monday, April 28, 2008

Trouble Brewing in Topeka - Day 35


Photo by: Chris Teves
Walking into Topeka - Topeka, Kansas

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Blues Benefit Concert - Day 31


Photo by: Chris Teves
Blues Benefit Concert, Ward High School - Kansas City, Missouri
Sage jammin with the band

Monday, April 21, 2008

Strong City Youth Center - Day 28


Photo by: Chris Teves
Strong City Youth Center - Strong City, Kansas

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Walking to Florence - Day 26


Photos by: Chris Teves
West of Florence, Kansas
Left: Caleb The Brave carries the 6 Nations Flag
Right: Marsh "Shaggy" Rice takes a break

Friday, April 18, 2008

The Meadowlark Center - Day 25



Photos by: Chris Teves
The Meadowlark Center, Newton, Kansas
Top Left: Dinner with the town
Top Right: A night circle with the Newton townspeople
Bottom Left: The Center
Bottom Right: Me, Bill (the owner), Dino

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Riverview Retreat - Day 24


Photos by: Chris Teves
Riverview Retreat Community, Wichita, Kansas
Left: Inside the Retreat
Right: Outside leading to the trails

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Mid-America Indian Center - Day 23



Photos by: Chris Teves
Mid-America Indian Center, Wichita, Kansas
Top Left: The Powwow
Top Right: Flags from many Nations
Bottom Left: Proclaimation from Kansas Governor Kathleen Seleibus
Bottom Right: Another view of the Indian Center

Keeper of the Plains - Day 23


Photos by: Chris Teves
Wichita, Kansas
"Keeper of the Plains" statue

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

The Students of Pratt - Day 22


Photo by: Chris Teves
Liberty Middle School, Pratt, Kansas

Pratt Students March to City Hall - Day 22



Photos by: Chris Teves
Pratt, Kansas
Top Left: Rally at Liberty Middle School
Top Right: The Principal leads the March
Bottom Left: Hundreds of students join the march
Bottom Right: Taking it to the streets!

The Rita Sisters Retreat - Day 22


Photos by: Chris Teves
A Nun's Retreat, Kingman, Kansas
Left: The Lake at the Retreat
Right: The Rita Sisters & Friends

Monday, April 14, 2008

Planting Hope in Greensburg - Day 21



Photos by: Chris Teves & Owns The Sabre
Greensburg, Kansas
Top Left: Toby & The Longest Walk, walking through Greensburg
Top Right: The Longest Walk Speaks at Greensburg High School
Bottom Left: Owns The Sabre, Richard Nolan & I offer a prayer for the town
Bottom Right: Richard & I planting hope for the future

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Meeting The Townspeople - Day 20


Photos by: Chris Teves
Greensburg, Kansas
Tonight we held a dinner for the town of Greensburg & were greeted with open arms. We heard their stories, their struggles, & only the word "Courage" can describe it.

Welcome to Greensburg - Day 20


Photo by: Chris Teves
Greensburg, Kansas

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Devastation in Greensburg - Day 19


Photos by: Chris Teves
Greensburg, Kansas
Greensburg is the site of a F-5 tornado that ripped through the town last year. The main street is 2 miles long and the tornado was 2 1/2 miles wide!

Friday, April 11, 2008

Just Another Kansas Morning - Day 18


Photo by: Chris Teves
East of Garden City, Kansas
Train tracks going off into the distance

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The Hail Storm - Day 17


Photo by: Chris Teves
East of Syracuse, Kansas
A rest after walking through a hail storm

Monday, April 7, 2008

Walking Thourgh Lamar - Day 14


Photo by: Chris Teves
Lamar, Colorado
L-R: Me, Sonny, Jimbo, Adriano, Becky, Nate, Tomas, Marie, Carl, Yukio, Miguel, & Big Danny

The Lone Warrior - Day 14


Photo by: Chris Teves
East of Lamar, Colorado
Dean, The Lone Warrior

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Planting Trees in Eads - Day 13


Photo by: Chris Teves
Eads, Colorado
Left: Planting Willow & Plum Trees
Right: The Planters

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Honoring The Fallen - Day 12


Photo by: Chris Teves
Sand Creek National Historic Site, Eads, Colorado

Friday, April 4, 2008

A 27 Year Reunion - Day 11


Photo by: Chris Teves
Eads Fairgrounds, Eads, Colorado
Left: Owns The Sabre and his Mother, Thelma
Right: Drummer Honor Owns The Sabre & His Mother

Walking Towards Sand Creek - Day 11


Photo by: Chris Teves
Eads, Colorado

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

A Long Day of Walking - Day 8


Photo by: Chris Teves
La Junta, Colorado
(L-R) Me, Chris, Carl, Calvin, Estella, Lisa, Daniel, Yukio, Mckenzie, & Luv