2025 RIDE

The Ride Returns December 10-26, 2025

Welcome to Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Horse-Ride

We invite you to be part of this sacred journey of healing and reconciliation. Whether as a rider, supporter, volunteer, or community host, your participation honors the memory of the Dakota 38+2 and promotes healing between Dakota and non-Dakota peoples.2025 Ride Dates:

Start: December 10, 2025 - Fort Thompson, Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
Finish: December 26, 2025 - Reconciliation Park, Mankato, Minnesota
Distance: Approximately 330 miles over 17 days

Route of the Ride

Historical Tours

The Route

The Ride begins in Fort Thompson on the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota and proceeds through historic communities, entering Minnesota and continuing to its final destination at Reconciliation Park in Mankato.

South Dakota

Fort Thompson (Crow Creek Reservation)
Wessington Springs
Woonsocket
Howard
Coleman
Flandreau

Minnesota

Pipestone
Slayton
Westbrook
Jeffers Petroglyphs
Sleepy Eye
Courtland
Mankato (Land of Memories Park to Reconciliation Park)

The journey includes rest days to recover from the winter conditions, reflecting the physical and emotional endurance of the riders.

It’s Coming!