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Northern Cheyenne youth complete 400-mile run


A group of 90 young members of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana completed the 400-mile Breakout Memorial Run on Sunday.

The run commemorates an escape by tribal ancestors from an Army prison in Nebraska on January 9, 1879. About half the 149 who escaped were recaptured or died on their way to their homeland in Montana.

The run began in 1996. Organizers say it instills pride and honor in the youth.

Get the Story:
Run through cold honors tribal past (The Billings Gazette 1/7)

Relevant Links:
Fort Robinson State Park - http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/frob.html
Cheyenne Outbreak - http://www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/fortrob/outbreak.htm
Fort Robinson Breakout Memorial Run - http://www.canku-luta.org/oldnews/race.html

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