2. • We leave May 13, 2012
• We are going to pass through 7
states
• (KS, MO, IL, IN, OH, PA, and
M.D.)
• We’ll cover 1100 to 1300 miles
• We’re going to be with other groups
• We should arrive in D.C. by July!
What we definitely know
5. Sunday, 13 MAY 2012
(Lawrence, Kansas to Shawnee, Kansas)
Sunrise Ceremony
800 hours Breakfast
830 hours Prepare teams
900 hours Leave from Haskell’s Eco-Walk
1000 hours Connect to Haskell’s Rail Trail
1100 hours Walk through downtown Lawrence
1200 hours Break into teams. Head to different starting points
1600 hours Visit Shawnee Indian Mission (1839-1862)
10. There will be four teams.
(Land, Animal, People, and Drivers)
Each team will have responsibilities.
Each team will travel 10 miles a day,
Separately!
Four Team Approach
11. Every team will have their own starting and stopping point.
We will all camp together each night.
12. Pick up trash along freeway
Log and dispose of trash in each town
Clean up campsites
Find campsite for each day
Locate landmarks (hot springs, trails)
Give weather updates
Haul water
The Land Team
14. Coordinate all meals
Be the first awake each morning
Ask for food donations
Maintain an inventory of supplies
Help with health problems
Learn about the hospitals and police stations in area
Haul water
The Animal Team
16. Meet with locals
Share our message with the media
Film walk
Write reports at the end of each cycle
Call land support everyday
Wash dishes
Haul water
The People Team
18. Every team is assigned driver/drivers.
Help the Land Team with trash
Help the Animal Team find food
Help the People Team with events
Provide gas updates
Car maintenance
Set up / take down tents
Haul water
The Drivers Team
19. Every team will have four leaders and each leader
will be assigned a task.
Team Structure
20. The Land Leader of the Land Team oversees all of the
Land Teams activities.
Ensures trash is disposed of and logged
In charge of campsite clean up
Suggests places to visit
Tracks weather patterns in area
Hauls enough water for entire team
Team Leaders
21. The Land Leader of the Animal Team will serve as a
liaison for the two teams.
Gives Land Team updates
(Trash, Campsites, Weather)
Organizes trash pick up for their
section of
Organizes campsite clean up for
Animal Team.
Sub-Team Leaders
22. Every Team Leader must participate in a daily talking circle.
Everybody is encouraged to join.
Talking Circle
25. A cycle is the amount of distance we cover in a certain
amount of time.
We’re going to run on a 5 day cycle, where we travel
approximately 30 miles each day for 4 days, then rest.
Day 1: Shawnee, KS/30 miles (cycle begins)
Day 2: Buckner, MO/28 miles
Day 3: Richmond, MO/31 miles
Day 4: Carrolton, MO/30 miles
Day 5: Rest (end of cycle)
*Teams have the opportunity to re-structure at the end of each cycle.
What is a cycle?
26. If we are unable to travel one day because of the weather, or
we are held up for an event, we simply pause the cycle.
When we’re ready to hit the road again, we pick up where
we left off.
Day 1: Shawnee, KS - 30 miles (cycle begins)
Day 2: Buckner, MO - 28 miles
Day 3: Unforeseen Event (pause cycle)
Day 4: Richmond, MO - 31 miles (resume cycle)
Day 5: Carrolton, MO - 30 miles
Day 6: Rest (end of cycle)
*We are asking teams to stay together for the entire duration of each cycle.*
What if a cycle breaks?
27. Trail of Broken Promises
Summer 2012
Date Distance Covered (miles) Location of Campsites Notes
MAY 13 30 Shawnee, KS Shawnee Indian Mission
(1839 – 1862)
14 28 Buckner, MO Connect to Trail of Death
(September to November 1838)
15 31 Richmond, MO
16 30 Carrolton, MO
17 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
18 33.1 Keytesville, MO
19 29.5 Moberly, MO
20 25 Paris, MO
21 21 Monroe City, MO
22 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
23 34 West Quincy, MO
24 20.4 Liberty, IL
25 27 Perry, IL
26 31 Exeter, IL
27 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
28 33 Island Grove, IL
29 17.2 Springfield, IL
30 29.9 Niantic, IL
31 40.3 Monticello, IL
JUNE 1 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
2 34 Sidney, IL
3 26.8 Danville, IL
4 26.8 Williamsport, IN
5 27.4 West Lafayette, IN
6 3 Lafayette, IN Day trip to Twin Lakes, IN
Disconnect from Trail of Death
7 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
Estimate: 578.4
28. Date Distance Covered (miles) Location of Campsites Notes
JUNE 8 35 Kokomo, IN
9 29 Fairmount, IN
10 25 Muncie, IN
11 34 Greenville, OH
12 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
13 31.2 Piqua, OH
14 39.0 Buck Creek State Park, OH
15 33.6 Batelle Darby Creek Park, OH
16 14 Columbus, OH
17 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
18 32 Moundbuilders Park, OH
19 27 Dillon State Park, OH
20 31 Cambridge, OH
21 31.6 Egypt Valley Wilderness, OH
22 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
23 35.7 Triadelphia, OH, WV
24 26.9 Washington, PA
25 33.5 Ruffs Dale, PA
26 26.9 Kooser State Park, PA
27 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
28 19.4 Shanksville, PA
29 19.2 Schellsburg, PA
30 21.7 Everett, PA
JULY 1 28.3 Burnt Cabins, PA
2 26.1 East Waterford, PA
3 24.4 Landisburg, PA
*4* 14.5 Carlisle, PA
5 0 REST/END OF CYCLE
29. 6 27.1 Gettysburg, PA
7 32 Fredrick, MD
8 23.7 Gaithersburg, MD
9 22.9 Washington D.C.!!!!!!!!!! good medicine.
For more information regarding our journey please contact:
Millicent Pepion
Wetlands Preservation Organization
Phone: (480) 258-2930
Email:
Minipah@msn.com
Millicent.Pepion@haskell.edu
30. How to become involved Meetings!
• Come to meetings! Wetlands Preservation Organization
Haskell Library (Room 111)
6 pm/Mondays
• Email for more info:
Indigenous and American Indian
Jessica.Lackey@haskell.edu Studies Club
Millicent.Pepion@haskell.edu Haskell Library (Room 111)
Or 6 pm/Tuesdays
Kelda.Britton@haskell.edu
Medicine Wheel
Saturdays at 10 am!
The Trail of Broken
Promises is on FB.