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Greetings. We invite all human beings to join us for the 4th annual Oglala Commemoration Event scheduled for June 26, 2003 in Oglala, South Dakota.

The entire event begins with a spiritual pipe ceremony at the gravesites of Anna Mae Aquash, Joe Stuntz, and Jun Little. Then, Starting at the gravesite is a memorial walk to the Jumping Bull residence south of Oglala SD. When walkers reach Jumping Bulls, there will be opportunities for Press/Media discussions. Words from the Participants of the 1975 Incident at Oglala will be present and will give testimony of that fateful day. The event will continue with a public dinner at a location to be announced (tba).

The event concludes with a concert to bring attention to the continued injustices toward the Lakota people, those who died political deaths in the 1970s resulting from a "Reign of Terror", and the continued false imprisonment of AIM member Leonard Peltier. We encourage Healing and support among the families of the Reign of Terror victims including the American Indian Movement and the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

Special Guests this year include: Vernon Bellecourt, AIM principal spokesman; Bruce Ellison, longtime Peltier Defense Attorney; Tom Cook, founder of Slim Buttes Land Association; Tom Poor Bear, founder of Camp Justice; Russell Blacksmith, Oglala Lakota youth speaker; Leland Little Dog, Sicangu Treaty Law Club; Sandy Flye, Lacreek Civil Rights Organization of Bennett County, and more as they arrive.

Concert performers include: 2003 Grammy nominees Burning Sky of Arizona; 2001 NAMA (Native Amer. Music Awards) winner Wayquay of Anishnabe peoples; Seattle Folksinger Jim Page; 2002 NAMA nominee Steel River of South Dakota; Oglala Lakota performers Spyderz and Storm, and Southern Cheyenne Artist JD Nash; more performers are being contacted.

Contact the Oglala Commemoration Committee if you plan to attend or if you have further concerns, questions or comments. We can be reached by way of the information below. Thank you for your kind attention, and we look forward to hearing from you soon. Lila Wopila Tanka!