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Robeson County Lumbees and Tuscaroras welcome “Longest Walk 5”

Dennis Banks addresses the crowd Saturday morning at a Dillon County, S.C. convenience store parking lot before leading the “Longest Walk 5” across the state line into Robeson County, N.C. The group of walkers Banks is leading is walking from California to Washington, D.C. to bring attention to the issue of drug abuse and domestic violence in Indian communities. They left San Diego on Feb. 13 and are scheduled to arrive in our nation’s capital on July 15, completing a 3,600-mile trip. Banks is the co-founder of the American Indian Movement. The 79-year-old Indian activist said he was pleased with his reception.