By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.
One Feather Asst. Editor
KITUWAH – Ten Cherokee cyclists stood on the mound at Kituwah on a sunny, late spring evening preparing themselves for a journey through history and emotion. A send-off event was held for the 2023 Remember the Removal Ride (RTR) at Kituwah on the evening of Friday, June 2.
Five cyclists from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) – Destiny Mills, Sunshine Parker, Venita Wolfe, Rae Queen, and Nelson Lambert – will join six cyclists and from the Cherokee Nation – Amaiya Bearpaw, Mattie Berry, Samantha Cavin, Kenzie Shell, Faith Springwater, and mentor Libby Neugin – in retracing the northern route of the Trail of Tears over the next several weeks. A send-off event was held for the 2023 Remember the Removal Ride (RTR) at Kituwah on the evening of Friday, June 2. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians contingent is shown, left to right, Destiny Mills, Venita Wolfe, Nelson Lambert, Rae Queen, and Sunshine Parker. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photos) The ride was first held in 1984, and this year is the 15 th ride and the 11 th ride in which EBCI tribal members have participated.
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Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed, a 2014 RTR alumni, spoke during the event and gave a message to the riders, “I want to ask you to think, for just a moment, that while you’re on this journey that it is really all about reflection. You’re going to have a lot of […]
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