Taking a break from crossing America on foot, runner no. 26,737 is scheduled to step to the Boston Marathon starting line Monday for another journey of the soul.
Before departing, he hopes to make a small tobacco offering to the ancestors and the spirits. He plans to tuck sage under each heel for good luck and will likely don his bear-claw necklace, a symbol of courage.
Then 76-year-old Emmett “His Many Lightnings” Eastman will run. Run to mark another milestone in his life. Run in memory of a dead friend. And run to inspire his Dakota Sioux tribe and other American Indians.
“It’s more than just running,” he said during a visit to the starting area yesterday. “It’s like carrying a message and representing our people.”
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