Sacred Assignment: First Nation Walkers pass through Wichita Falls on their way to blessing ceremony

Sacred Assignment: First Nation Walkers pass through Wichita Falls on their way to blessing ceremony.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - First Nation walkers passed through Wichita Falls as they embarked on a powerful nationwide prayer walk called Moccasins Across America.

Organizers said they felt called to begin the journey, which continued toward Oklahoma for a blessing ceremony.

This is more than a movement for the First Nation walkers of Moccasins Across America.

They said it is a sacred assignment — a call to heal the land and generations of trauma that Indigenous communities have carried for far too long.
We’re making that known across America that we are the First Nations people here and it’s important that history be made known so that healing can begin and that we walk towards the road of reconciliation with all cultures, ethnic groups and tribes,” Moccasins Across America founder Terri Clah said.

Making a pit stop on their journey to the U.S. Capitol, Natives from across the United States came together in unity and tradition — all deeply rooted in their Christian faith.

What began as a vision two years ago has now become a reality for the First Nation Walkers.

“We want peace, we hear all the chaos that’s happening all around us, you know, and we all have a part in carrying the peace to friends, relatives, schools, wherever there’s violence, where there’s chaos,“ Clah said
Clah said seeing so many brothers and sisters walking with her is beyond amazing.

She believes it’s this sense of unity that many Native people see as proof that everyone has a role to play in healing the nation.

“The visibility has shown that we are connected to the land still. We are united as all nations under God. We come together again as kingdom people, knowing that all nations, all tribes come together, First Nations as stewards of the land, lovers of the land, but also respecting the land,“ Moccasins Across America Texas organizer Dennis Grimes said.

As First Nations people continue their sacred journey, Clah says there’s a passage of scripture she wants to keep close to heart.
In John chapter 17, Jesus prayed a prayer that we would one day be united as one as he is with the Father and that’s his prayer for us as Christians. And so that is our heart and it’s that one day that unity will be restored into the land so that we might live in peace and love,“ Clah said.

The First Nation Walkers plan to complete their journey in October, where they will highlight the challenges facing their community and what the federal government can do to address them.