In Photos: Marking a Treaty by Riding With Native Americans

Roderick Dupris of the Cheyenne River reservation and other Fort Laramie treaty riders in Torrington, Wyoming

Photograph: Stephanie Keith/Reuters

A horse is decorated with a handprint before heading into the town of Fort Laramie. Horses were traditionally painted before battle to bless the horse and its rider

Tatanka Itancan Lone Eagle hugs his horse at the end of the day in Scenic, South Dakota