Walk of Life with Compelling Stories of the Southeast

Compelling Stories of the Southeast, a non-profit is honored to announce two Walk events for Sept. 14 – the Walk of Life in the 22^nd year and Year 2 for the Return Walk of Sept. 20-22 thanks to grants from the Poarch Band of Creeks. Both events are Walks to the beat of a drum with American Indians in tribal regalia for a celebration. Both events welcome the return of Natives to the Southeast, their former homeland. The public is invited. Poarch Creek will get us started. Enhanced Dance – Huntsville brings the music. The Sept. 14 Walk begins at Sheffield’s Tuscumbia Landing parking lot and ends at the Palace Drugstore in Tuscumbia. No fee for the walk but bring $10 for the Palace early lunch special: burger/dog, chips, drink & ice cream cone. The two-mile walk follows the Historic Retracement Trail. A van will follow for stragglers and return Walkers to the parking lot. Mark your calendar and be at the parking lot at 8am – or early to talk with old friends. We walk in the rain. For Info: Annie Perry 256-415-0700.

The Sept. 20-22 Walk covers fifty miles through communities along the Historic Retracement Trail between Leighton and Decatur, Alabama. Additional sponsors are Magnum Systems & Ancient Oklahoma. For Info: Annie Perry 256-415-0700.

Friday 12 PM Sept. 20. We begin at Tuscumbia Landing to bless the site, Sheffield and the 3-day Walk. The Dance Troupe in tribal regalia meets at Rick’s Farm Market in Muscle Shoals for photo ops with customers. Bring your camera. 2 PM in Leighton. The Indians lead a parade of Main Street to the

Leighton Museum for Native stories and dances. This week is Leighton’s 200-year birthday.

Saturday 9am Sept. 21 in Courtland, the Walk begins at Jefferson and Clinton Street parking lot and ends at the Downtown Park, about six blocks. A hay wagon will haul to the start and after the walk. This a

Celebration Day with a theme of Historic & Scenic Trails with speakers from Poarch Creek and Chickasaw Inkana Foundation and about fifty Indians in regalia, drumming & singing & storytelling. Taste the traditional Chickasaw “pa-sho-fa”. There will be food trucks, the day ends at 3 PM.

Sunday 9am Sept. 22, all Walkers gather at the Historic Decatur Union Depot Museum. The Walk is about one mile to the Daikon Amphitheater for Native dances and a celebration. Those not walking can go to the Daikon to welcome the Walkers. The Daikon has parking. The Natives will demo Stickball, which was the precursor to Lacrosse without pads. The Choctaw players are world champions. There will be food trucks. The day ends at 3PM. For Info: Annie Perry 256-415-0700.

For more information: Robert Perry: 918-500-3467