The “Peace and Dignity Journeys” is an indigenous and First Nation ceremonial run that invites the participation of Native and non-Native individuals committed to the preservation of Native American culture and the uniting of the indigenous people of Turtle Island (North, Central and South America). With its roots in traditions of running as prayer and as an expression of indigenous cultural self-determination, the P&DJ was formally established in 1990 in Quito, Ecuador at a gathering of over 200 representatives of indigenous nations from throughout the western hemisphere. More information.
PEACE AND DIGNITY JOURNEYS
2024 Central Coast
Peace and Dignity Journeys 2024 - Central Coast
With the 2024 Peace and Dignity Journeys scheduled to come through the ancestral land of the Chumash people (Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties) in July, a regional coordinating committee was formed as the Peace and Dignity Journeys - Central Coast. Made up of elders, cultural workers, and community organizers- many with experience in prior P&DJ runs regionally- in 2024 the purpose of the committee is to organize grassroots community support and participation with this ceremonial prayer-run
OUR MISSION
Who is the Peace and Dignity Journeys - Central Coast
Grounded in the prophecy of the eagle and the condor and the vision of survival, unity and cultural self-determination for the indigenous people of Turtle Island, the mission of the Peace and Dignity Journeys - Central Coast is to organize and sustain local grassroots community participation in support of the Peace and Dignity Journeys’ quadrennial transcontinental prayer-run through North, Central and South America.
