Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostSantos Bernal and his son Joseph, 11, on a 12-mile ride celebrating the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostReuben Fast Horse plays a traditional Lakota flute during a ceremony before a 12-mile horseback ride for non-natives celebrating Oglala Lakota Sioux Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostSantos Bernal participates in "smudging" ceremony by burning sage leaves before a 12-mile horseback ride for non-natives celebrating the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostWaylon Belt, a leader of the trip, saddles a horse before a 12-mile Oglala Lakota Sioux horseback ride for non-natives Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostReuben Fast Horse, second from right, participates in a drum circle ceremony before a 12-mile horseback ride for non-natives celebrating Oglala Lakota Sioux Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostSilas Red Cloud bangs on a drum during a ceremony before a 12-mile horseback ride for non-natives celebrating Oglala Lakota Sioux Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree. The Tipi Raisers organization aims to raise awareness and educate people on Lakota culture, traditions, language, and beliefs.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostHelena Laliberte, front, rides her horse with others during a 12-mile horseback ride for non-natives celebrating the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostTipi Raisers executive director Dave Ventimiglia rides a horse along a 12-mile ride for non-natives celebrating the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostNon-natives ride horses on a 12-mile ride celebrating the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostSantos Bernal, left, and Waylon Belt, right, on a 12-mile ride celebrating the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostLONE TREE, COLORADO - FEBRUARY 18: Darien Young Man Afraid Of His Horse walks over to the group before a 12-mile horseback ride for non-natives celebrating Oglala Lakota Sioux Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree. The Tipi Raisers organization aims to raise awareness and educate people on Lakota culture, traditions, language, and beliefs. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to the Denver Post)
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostBill Petry waits on his bike while the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe horseback ride passes by Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostA Non-natives horseback ride celebrating the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
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Santos Bernal and his son Joseph, 11, on a 12-mile ride celebrating the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree.
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A 12-mile ride celebrating the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe Saturday took place on Feb. 18, 2017 along the East/West Regional Trail in Lone Tree. “I believe indigenous wisdom that has come down for thousands of years, things they teach of being in a community and culture, the way they walk, being in families can help our modern world,” Tipi Raisers executive director Dave Ventimiglia said. “They (the Lakota) don’t talk about having a religion, they talk about having a way of life.” The Tipi Raisers organization aims to raise awareness and educate people on culture, traditions, language and beliefs.











