A prayer run through the Four Corners to raise awareness for murdered and missing Indigenous people.
The Four Corners Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Prayer Run will take place Feb. 24-27 and traverse 232 miles through area towns and the Navajo and Ute Mountain Ute reservations.
The Four Corners Prayer Run will take place Feb. 24-27 to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous people. (Courtesy photo)
The event begins and ends at Montezuma Creek, and there is no cost. To sign up for part or all of the event, and for information, email organizers at [email protected].
“The prayer run is not a race, each step is a prayer for the extraordinary number of Indigenous women girls, men and elderly who go missing,” states a news release from Native Search Solutions. “It is an effort to draw awareness to the crisis happening on all tribal lands throughout the U.S. and Canada.”
Support vehicles, transportation shuttles and aid stations are available for participants. Public safety agencies will assist along the course. Lodging is being provided by churches and chapter houses along the route, and volunteers are providing meals.
“It is open to everyone, Natives and non-natives. People will go at their own pace, and walk or run as much as they want,” said organizer Martina Maryboy. “Prayers are said at the beginning and end of each day. There will be information handed out about this serious crisis of missing people. The families carry pictures of their missing loved ones.”
The route:
- Feb. 24, Montezuma Creek to Blanding.
- Feb. 25, Blanding to St Barnabas of the Valley Episcopal Church in Cortez.
- Feb. 26, Cortez to Beclabito Chapter House.
- Feb. 27, Beclabito to Montezuma Creek.