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MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN - Earlier today, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan during its annual powwow hosted the Freedom Walk to Celebrate Sobriety.
American Indian Sobriety Month
As part of the tribe's American Indian Sobriety Month, the Freedom Walk began at the tribal office complex and continued to the powwow campgrounds ahead of the threatening rain.
posted August 6, 2011 4:00 pm edt
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