November 15, 2019 - November is Native Heritage Month!

Inside Indian Relay, America’s Original Extreme Sport

Indian Relay is a dangerous and high-stakes game. It's the X Games of the horse-racing world. It demands mastery of horsemanship and a taste for adrenaline. Four teams race bareback on thoroughbreds along a quarter-mile track, with jockeys jumping off one horse and onto another once per lap.

Alexandra Lazarowich first attended the Calgary Stampede in 2017. That year the stampede, which bills itself as “the greatest outdoor show on Earth,” held the first-ever Indian Relay race in the event’s history. For Lazarowich, who is indigenous herself, the bareback horse race was thrilling to watch—and not just because of the extreme nature of the sport.

“It was the first time in my life that I had ever seen 75,000 people cheer for young indigenous men,” Lazarowich told me. “The crowd was so loud, my chest was vibrating. It took my breath away. It was at that moment I knew I had to make a film that captured that feeling.”

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This Ink Runs Deep

This Ink Runs Deep features Indigenous tattoo artists across Canada who are reviving ancestral traditions that disappeared during colonization. Through the film, we learn about the practices that were thought to be lost forever, and how their revival reflects a reawakening of Indigenous identity.

This Ink Runs Deep features Indigenous tattoo artists across Canada who are reviving ancestral traditions that were taken away during colonization. Through the film, directed by Asia Youngman, we learn about the practices that were thought to be lost forever, and how their revival reflects a reawakening of Indigenous identity.

"I've been interested in traditional tattoos for a few years now and since then it's been a yearning to feel like I can wear them as well," says Jana Angulalik, a traditional Inuit tattoo artist from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. "It's been a journey — a journey to get there to be able to wear them proudly and confidently and without any shame."

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Watch This: The Warrior Tradition

Just in time for your weekend, this short promo gives an overview of the new PBS documentary, The Warrior Tradition. I'm excited to be featured in it and hope everyone tunes in to watch the national primetime airing on PBS on 11 November (Veterans Day) of this year.

Watch the Full Video Here AND Find Classroom Resources

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This Week in Native American News (11/15/19): Fast Horse, Traditional Tattoos, and Native Veterans