Oyate Isnala runners make four-year commitment

Oyate Isnala runners leave from Tiospaye Topa School at LaPlant
Oyate Isnala runners leave from Tiospaye Topa School at LaPlant

Tiospaye Topa students participated in the first Oyate Isnala (Lone Nation) Run on Saturday, June 4. The run, organized by Richard (Bubba) Smith Sr., was conducted as a way to bless each of the communities who came together in 1996 to create Tiospaye Topa School.

The first portion of the Oyate Isnala Run began with a prayer and blessing by Leslie Ducheneaux for the health, strength, and well-being …