RUN TO THE ROGUE
Top left: One group watches as
another group advances the eagle
The annual Run to the Rogue commemorates the Siletz Tribal ancestors
who were forcibly removed from their homeland in the Rogue River country
and marched north to Siletz.
Each year the Siletz Tribal people participate in a relay run from Siletz
to the Rogue River country. This is the closest we can come to our ancestors’
experience on the journey from their homeland.
staff along the run.
Above: Children participating in this
year's event gather at the end of
Oak Flats road.
Left: Runners receive a warm
welcome in Langlois.
Below: Jasmine Whitehead and
Chyann Payne hand the eagle staff off
to Vai Hibdon andJaimee Crowe.
Ed Ben and Bud Lane lead the ceremony at the end of the run.
November 2003 □
Siletz News
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