The One People, One Earth Medicine Walk and the International Day of Peace Vigil.

On each equinox and solstice we do a One People, One Earth Medicine Walk through Manhattan to the sacred locations of this island.This walk is a vigil to release the blocks from within ourselves, humanity and our planet. And in doing so, we seek to re-activate the original purpose of this island, which is held captive and buried under tons of concrete and capitol gain. Also, we are simultaneously paying homage to the ancestors of this land known as Lenape, who by historical accounts were a giving and loving people living in harmony with the land. Even in a city as dense as New York, we leap through the veil of the urban energy to go back and align ourselves with the original purpose of this island, which the Lenape people called, "Mannahatta" (meaning: "land of many hills") Mannahatta was a natural wonder - a paradise of peace, love, health and harmonious living. See photos ofLenape here.

The walking route:

This One People, One Earth Medicine Walk is a two day walk beginning on Saturday, Sept 19th, at Inwood State Park. We will start with morning sunrise prayer at the highest point in Inwood Park. We will walk from the park to the top of Broadway at 231st. We will walk down Broadway (Broadway is the Mohican Trail) We walk to 178 st. to get onto Riverside Park and carry our vigil through nature - down by the river, with trees and grass and plenty of places for bathroom stops. "The Lenape called the Hudson River Shatemuc, meaning “the river that flows both ways,” because the river alternates its flow from north to south along with the Atlantic tides. Shatemuc was an important water route for the Lenape who traded with other Native people living in villages along its banks." If you click on the link, the photos will show just how beautiful a walk through what is closest to what it was when Manhattan was a paradise. Support vehicles, are welcome to follow along with food and water can follow along riverside drive and meet us at rest points which is every 60 blocks (3 miles). We will stop for 1 hour to eat lunch and walk until we reach the 66 st.