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| NativesOutdoors on Native America Calling - Monday 8/21 @ 11am-12pm MST | ----- Len Necefer @NativesOutdoors, Ashleigh Thompson @ashanishinaabe, and Joe Whittle @joewhittlephotography will be on Monday’s show - tune-in & call-in ----- “Native Americans have a deep connection to their surrounding land. Individuals display that connection through hunting, fishing, foraging, and ceremony among other things. But there is a demonstrated lack of diversity when it comes to outdoor recreation. A 2015 survey by the National Park Service shows nearly 80 percent of visitors are white. The percentage of Native American visitors to National Parks is in the single digits. Some Native outdoor enthusiasts are working to improve those numbers. We’ll talk with them about what outdoor recreation has to offer Native Americans, and visa-versa.”
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Evá Elle Ritva Xia Káhtariinnái boazodoallu ii leat beare bargu, baicce dat lea eallinvuohki. Son lea oahppan boazodoalu su bearrašis ja fulkkiin. Son lea čuvvon maid ja mo sii barget ja maid sii muitalit. Maiddái Xia oarpmealle Evá Elle Marko Aini lei oahpahallamin miessemearkuma seamma vugiin Bortagáldus mannan vahku. ----- For @xiakatariina reindeer herding is not just a work, it is a way of life. She has learned reindeer herding from her family and relatives. She has been following what and how they are working and what they are describing. Also Xia’s cousin @ainitorikka was learning calf marking in the same way in Porttikaltio last week. ------ Photo by @tomiguttorm ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #sápmi #boazodoallu #miessemearkun #geassi #sámipedagogihkka #máhttu #munvelhárjehalansámegiela #divutgojosmanaiendorii #latergram #respectsámiculture #sámipedagogy #reindeerherding #jenterireindrift #indigenous #skills #naturephotography #visitlapland #visitfinland #luontoonfi #ammatillinen #osaaminen
“Today, I was blessed to visit the Bighorn Medicine Wheel, a sacred place for many plains tribes. I put down tobacco and prayed for good things in the new year. After praying, a rainbow appeared and the sun began to shine. Places like these remind me as a Lakota woman and an archaeologist that these sacred places are still strong with good medicine. The Medicine Wheel is evidence that our people have always been here 💛" ------ Photo by Emily @emilyvanawesome (Sihásapa Lakota): Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Site ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #indigenousarchaeology #medicinewheel #sacred
“KwePack (Ikwe means woman in Ojibwe). Although predominantly Anishinaabe, we represent over ten tribal nations and various Indigenous identities. The Kwe pack is an Indigenous Women’s running group that was created to promote healthy lifestyles of its members by running, racing, socializing and volunteer activities. The Kwe pack strives to set a prime example of health and overall wellness for their families and community by overcoming common barriers that Indigenous women face through self-love and care. The KwePack running group has been together for nearly five years and consists of over 25 indigenous women runners, representing over ten tribal nations. Each year the group continues to grow and attract more runners who participate in various events together from 5K's to 50 mile ultra marathons. The running group has gained media attention through local and tribal newspapers, Native Report, to a nationally known magazine "Runners World." The KwePack strives to create and demonstrate healthy communities to make healthy living the new normal. The group pictures are taken from our annual 25K trail race in Lutsen, MN and the other is from an Ode'imin 5k we hosted July 2016. The Ode'imin (meaning heartberry in Ojibwe), carries many teachings of healing, love, life, and it reminds us to run with our hearts out front. ” ------ Photo by @acyrious Alicia K.C. (Anishinaabe) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #KwePack #Running
"Taking time away from our everyday requirements such as; phones, tv, social media, etc. gives me a chance to just be outside and be active, sometimes we forget to do these things. Also, the beauty that nature brings is breathtaking, we should consider ourselves lucky to see mountains/rivers/lakes/glaciers 🤗 that's how I see anyways. It's more of an appreciation for the natural beauty this earth has to offer.“⠀ ------⠀ Photo by @keyaclairmont (Diné): Banff National Park, British Columbia, Canada, Îyârhe Nakoda Territory⠀ ------⠀ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed.⠀ ------⠀ #NativesOutdoors #Banff #BanffNP #BritishColumbia #Canada
Getting to the top is optional, getting down is mandatory. Leave the ego at home. Mountains are not meant to be conquered. ------ Photo Len Necefer @nativesoutdoors: Mt. of the Holy Cross, Colorado (14,009ft / 4,270m) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #colorado #14er #14ers #mtoftheholycross
“Growing up as a rez kid, being outdoors, Camping wasn't camping, hiking wasn't hiking, it was just things we did, exploring the world around you. We just called it going outside. I can recall listening to the calm silence of the Arizona desert, and being a part of it. Now I feel like a tourists. Being outdoors doesn't have to be fancy with the best equipment, the best selfie, or the best view. Just be outside and be part of IT. We belong outside.”⠀ ------⠀ Photo by @luc85gt (Diné)⠀ ------⠀ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed.⠀ ------⠀ #NativesOutdoors
“I'm a Cherokee from the southeast who moved to Portland and now work for the National Indian Child Welfare Association. It's an amazing nonprofit that keeps our children protected and in their communities! There is medicine, stillness, and wholeness to be found in the outdoors and it has been in these places, far from the effects of colonization, that I've been able to find myself and connect with Creator.”⠀ ------⠀ Photo by Emily Hancock @drawmeafteryou (Cherokee / ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ)⠀ ------⠀ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed.⠀ ------⠀ #NativesOutdoors #NativeWomenOutdoors
“The day and night are found in their eyes as they shine. As I listen to each breathe they take, It enhances another step to the journey of life. They are in my diné prayers and songs. Their hooves have the arrowheads to protect me. I shall live life with them, for they are my horses." ------ Photo by Rueven Jim @ruevenjim (Diné) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #Horses #horsebackriding #horsesofinstagram #navajo
“Being closer & connecting with the creator and our mother earth is a lesson that always presents itself when climbing. If you listen, the ancestors shout at your back to hold on to the rock & become one again.” ------ Photo by Robert Q. @climber4cannabis (Chichimeca) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #Climbing #Bouldering #Chichimeca #Ancestors
“The outdoors to me is a breath of fresh air. A place where the soul can recharge. Where the spirit can roam free. Where knowledge is unlimited. Where you can feel one spirited with everything around you. There's nothing quite like it.” ------ Photo by @heresjohnny_photography (Apache) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors
"This morning I am thinking about being an Indigenous woman in the outdoors and how often I've felt out of place on the trail. I'm thinking of the barriers I've faced as I grew to love the challenge of reaching a pass. I'm not equipped with the latest gear, I'm a woman, I'm an Indigenous woman, I'm a big woman, I don't look like the other people on this trail, people constantly feeling the need to encourage me on the trail because they think it helps." ----- "I think of my bond with the Earth, I think of my ancestors, I am grateful--I give thanks, I sing, sometimes I even cry because of the beauty of it all." ----- "I encourage everyone but especially my Indigenous relatives to go out and breathe, feel the Earth under your feet, be thankful, reconnect and remember our ancestors. Start your journey today. 💜" ------ Photo and quote by Jolie Varela @jolievarela (Tule River Yokut/Paiute) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #fatgirlshiking #indigenouswomenoutdoors #diversityoutdoors #nativesoutdoors #terraincognita #thegreatoutchea #forceofnature #womenwhohike #trailmavens #bodypositive #brownpeoplehiking #diversifyoutdoors #melaninbasecamp #sheexplores #nativewomenoutdoors
"Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better" ------ Photo by @jay_dubya505 (DIné) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors
||Adding the Indigenous voice to Outdoor Retailers & Public Lands Advocacy|| ----- Last week at Outdoor Retailers in Salt Lake City I had the opportunity to share an indigenous perspective on public lands here in the United States through the @NativesOutdoors project. Shoutout to the awesome panel members who share our passion to protect public lands for all people: @katieboue , @landtawney, @carolinegleich, @kenjiharo, and @brodyleven . ----- American Indians and the outdoor industry have built a tenuous alliance over protecting public lands through the creation and protection of the Bears Ears National Monument. However cultural misunderstandings between these groups could easily pull these common interests apart. There are steps that we, the outdoor industry & Indigenous people, can take to ensure that we continue to protect these lands together: (1) Outdoor retailers have a responsibility to educate their customers about respecting indigenous land, people, & cultures; (2) Non-native allies can add and include the history of dispossession indigenous lands & cultures into the importance of protecting these lands from future development and when appropriate passing the mic to a native person (3) We as indigenous people need to continue to educate ourselves and be the advocates for protecting our lands and be inclusive to those who share our concern about protecting the land. ----- Thank you to @cedarwright & @alexhonnold for speaking to the significance of public lands to native peoples at the @northface public lands discussion & taking the time to chat with Natasha Hale and myself about ways to increase outdoor recreation, in culturally appropriate ways, on tribal lands. ----- @NativesOutdoors has committed to having an open dialogue with Outdoor Retailers / Athletes / Influencers / Organizations looking to include indigenous people, voices, and perspectives into their public lands advocacy and broader efforts to increase diversity. ----- #NativesOutdoors #OutdoorRetailers #OR2017 #ProtectPublicLands #ProtectBearsEars #orshow
“I'm a Crewleader with Northwest Youth Corps, a non-profit organization in Oregon that empowers youth through conservation work. I never cared for outdoor work or making trail until I realized that my mother and grandmother held careers in the outdoors. This is me at Staff Training for NYC. Here, I am cleaning my chainsaw and filing the saw's teeth!” ------ Photo by @angno97 (White Mountain Apache/Choctaw) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors
“I felt lost growing up and the only thing that healed my trauma was my time alone in wilderness learning about my identity as a Lakota winyan. Mother Earth gives and gives until she can't anymore and we must respect her..she is alive and tolerates us. We must do everything in our power to bring back indigenous knowledge that teaches true respect & compassion for our earth so healing can begin to happen.” ------ Photo by @theworldisbiggerthanme (Lakota) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #Lakota #Hiking
“My mother had taught me how important it was to reconnect with nature when I felt an imbalance within myself. With our reservation only hours away in Yuma, I decided to explore more of Arizona since I really never had the opportunity to prior and the rush I had when seeing the Grand Canyon was a feeling I will never forget. Suffering from seasonal depression, I find it very important to make sure to be out in nature whenever possible and feel more connected with my ancestors.” ------ Photo by Tessa Vasquez @nottodaysatan44 (Quechan): Grand Canyon, Arizona ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #GrandCanyon #Arizona #Quechan
“Looking towards one of our sacred mountains- San Francisco Peaks (dook'o'oosłiid) is a reminder of who lived here first and and all those who have walked on Mother Earth. 🌏 Capturing this beautiful mountain and being able to walk and view this on a daily is something I don't take for granted. "We must take adventures in order to know where we belong" so get out there enjoy this beautiful holy land.” ------ Photo by Sarah Jaramillo @love_sj4 (Diné) ------ NativeOutdoors sharing the media and stories of indigenous people in the outdoors and outdoor recreation. Use #NativesOutdoors or DM to be featured on this feed. ------ #NativesOutdoors #SanFranciscoPeaks #MotherEarth #Arizona