Walk Initiation Ceremony June 24, 2003 (Keene California to La Paz Entrance to Capital Hills Global Peace Zone Ceremony Area)
Walk Inauguration Ceremony August 24, 2003 (Keene California to La Paz Entrance to Golden Hills, Tehachapi)
Red Road to Peace Opening Ceremony, Beijing, China, February 6, 2004 (Tiennamen Square Tree of Peace Planting)
Walk Opening Ceremony, March 20, 2004 (San Francisco United Nations Plaza, Walk departs to Japan);
Walk Closing Ceremony, October 31, 2004 (Cesar E. Chavez La Paz Community)
End Walk Event, October 30-31, 2004 (Global Indigenous Nations Pow-Wow Capital Hills Global Peace Zone)
"The Red Road" is the term used almost universally by the indigenous peoples of the various tribes and cultures of peace in America to signify the enlightened spiritual pathway of life for those to travel who have surrendered their selfish personal desires to better serve the common good of the people and follow the directions of conscience thereby to live a peaceful and productive and happy life by "Walking The Red Road to Personal Peace for the Wonderful Community of All Our Relations Thereby Manifesting Global Peace Now."
"Walk in Spirit" -- Miniconjou Lakota Medicine Chief Archie Fire Lame Deer
The Red Silk Road Peace March Project was inaugurated by a Peace Walk Ceremony (in California from Keene to the Capital Hills Global Peace Zone Parksite in Tehachapi) on the August 24, 2003, 9th birthday of the first white buffalo calf (named "Miracle") -- which was born August 24, 1994, (in apparent fulfillment of the prophetic teachings of the Holy White Buffalo Calf Pipe Woman about a thousand years ago) and "Archie lived to see the day".
The detailed history of the development and inspiration for this Silk-Road-to-Peace project, to share this teaching of "The Red Road to Peace and Harmony Among All Our Relations, Our Family of Life on Earth" is publicly archived in posts to the main project announcement list to organize a Peace March Around The World from San Francisco departing March 20, 2004, as The Red Silk Road Peace March, as a "Peace Relay Walk" to Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jerusalem, Europe, across the USA to California ending at the gate of the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation La Paz Community in Keene, California, on October 31, 2004, in respect of "El Dia de Los Muertos" -- Beginning the annual holiday celebrations (usually through November 2nd) honoring the memory of the ancestors -- "The Day of The Dead".
[First photo, color, of Richard Lonewolf praying with drum over the Santa
Barbara Peace Pole for Jerusalem
with DCW standing in background holding Lonewolf's Sacred Pipe in pipe bag,
*captioned as above]
[Second photo, b/w, from front, peace walkers approaching the entrance to
the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation La Paz Community walking from Keene Store
picnic area ceremony, Richard Lonewolf and Alex Ravenfeather leading the way
offering indigenous prayer drumming carrying medicine bundles, with walkers
including Lonewolf's wife Beth, daughter Jasmine (5), Journey (3), and
infant April May carried by Williams in one arm with Sacred Pipe Bundle carried in
the other, captioned as **above]
With text of companion article about annual Tehachapi Indian Pow-Wow, photos including:
The Red Silk Road Global Peace March Project
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Silk-Road-to-Peace
August 24, 2003 - October 31, 2004 - Hasta La Paz Global Ya!
USA, California, Japan, Korea, China, Nepal, India, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jerusalem, Europe, USA, La Paz.
Desde La Paz, Hasta La Paz -- "Si, Se Puede!"
