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On Tuesday, October 8, 2002, a delegation of Apache Spiritual Elders will be arriving in Minneapolis from the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona. Please join us as we stand up together in a circle of prayer and hope for the protection of all of our sacred ways and lands as we celebrate the days leading up to the 510th anniversary of Indigenous resistance and survival since the coming of Columbus.

PRAYER - ACTION in PROTECTION of MOUNT GRAHAM

Tuesday October 8
7 am Sunrise Ceremony
12 noon Welcoming of Apache Elders
4 pm Press conference with Traditional Elders
5 pm Apache Mountain Spirit Dancers

Wednesday October 9
7 am Sunrise Ceremony
10 - 2 Education Activities
4 pm Community potluck feast and prayer

Thursday October 10
7 am Sunrise Ceremony
12 noon Noon prayer
1:15 Board of Regents Finance Meeting

Friday October 11
7 am Sunrise Ceremony
8 am Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration/Prayer
9 am Board of Regents General Meeting

For up-to-date information call: 612-362-5931 and/or
visit the Mt. Graham Coaltion web site.

All Events Will Take Place at the University of Minnesota Gateway Alumni Center Corner of Oak Street and University Avenue

Also during this week the American Indian Student Cultural Center will be welcoming Apache Elders to the U with a luncheon on Tuesday around 1 pm. Please join the AISCC board members in welcoming the elders. Location: 104 Jones Hall

On Wednesday after the Sunrise Ceremony breakfast will be available to the elders and students here at the AILRC. Please feel free to stop by and talk with the elders. Location 125 Fraser Hall.

Feel free to participate in any of these activities during the week and show your support, it will be greatly appreciated and will make a difference.