Week of October 5 proclaimed to be 'Modoc Ancestral Run' week
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Today, the Klamath County Board of Commissioners proclaimed that the week of October 5, 2020, to be known as ‘Modoc Ancestral Run Week’ in Klamath County. The Commissioners encourage all citizens to join in the observance.
The proclamation is issued in reference to the Modoc Ancestral Run. A two-day running event beginning at the Fort Klamath Museum and ending at the stronghold in the Lava Beds National Monument.
According to the Modoc Ancestral Run Facebook Page, “These runs have the power to bring recognition. To write narratives in our own language, from our own perspectives. To be ever present in places and spaces as a heavy reminder that we remain. na' hocna na' wembli, we run we heal.”
For more information on the event visit https://www.facebook.com/modocancestralrun/ or contact Monica Yellowowl at 541-892-2577.
