Rezduro with Germaine Simonson and Marvin James #94

Trail EAffect Episode 94 Rezduro with Germaine Simonson and Marvin James
Episode 94 features Marvin James and Germaine Simonson of Rezduro. Rezduro represents a mountain bike community within the Navajo Nation aka the Diné Tribe of Northern AZ.
Rezduro is the first and only Indigenous-led mountain bike enduro race. We are organized by Diné (Navajo) for Diné on Diné Lands.
Marvin James
Hardrock, AZ
Mending the Hoop
The impact of Resource Extraction
5 Finger Human Being
Being out of Balance
The freedom of the bike
Friday – Youth Day at Rezduro
How the bike is the new horse
The Horse Culture
The Trails Before Us
How the bike can help with health
IMBA Trail Labs
Using Trails for education
Humans – the most dangerous species on earth
Our job is to protect the land and preserve the land
Trail Placement at Rezduro
Brandon from Dirt Tek Trails bringing us together
Skill development at Rezduro
Germaine Simonson
Rezduro Back Story
Nigel and his hand-built trails
Getting the 2022 Event ready
The importance of food
Rezduro 2022
Fry Bread and the importance of this
The historical perspective of the U.S. Gov’t moving the Navajo Nation
The Navajo Treaty of 1868
Nomadic Nature of the Navajo
The Bosque Redondo Concentration Camp
The impact of Covid on the Navajo Nation
Health and Wellness with the Bike
The Future of Rezduro
Key Components to Rezduro
Timing the Reduro with Slaughter Trail Guides
Nigel the Visionary
Siihasin Ride – Finish What You Start
Closing Comments

Links:
Rezduro: https://rezduro.com/
Dirt Tek Trails: https://www.dirttektrails.com/
Soil Searching – The Trails Before Us: https://youtu.be/dWEzoFy8cDQ
Siihasin Ride: https://sihhasinbikeride.com/tour-de-siihasin-1
Siihasin Ride Video by Giant: https://youtu.be/dTtsDlalWww
Slaughter Trail Guides: https://www.slaughtertrailguides.com/
 
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