The Canadian run can be no different, at least in terms of actual running.

To be selected was an honor, and in respect of the family member chosen to run, families held feasts and gave away prized beaver coats, quilled tobacco bags and buffalo hides.

The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us.

Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us

In 1990 we ran across Europe through 13 countries and covering 7,130 miles.

Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us. It is a belief that all humankind are related to each other. Each has a purpose, spirit and sacredness. It is an understanding with the Great Spirit or Creator that we will follow these ways. And in this understanding we believe we are related to all other living species.

In 1978, the tradition of running from village to village with a message was revived. that first run was from Davis to Los Angeles, a distance of 500 miles