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The Longest Walk Ends In Washington, D.C. The Longest Walk has ended in a peaceful march on Washington to protest "the existing John Wayne frontier mentality" and legislation that could take water and land rights away from Native Americans.

Native Americans Arrive In D.C. 'To Educate World That Culture Is Very Much Alive'

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Native Americans Arrive In D.C. 'To Educate World That Culture Is Very Much Alive'

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The Longest Walk has ended in a peaceful march on Washington to protest "the existing John Wayne frontier mentality" and legislation that could take water and land rights away from Native Americans.

This story originally aired on All Things Considered on July 15, 1978.

The digital preservation of this audio has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.