Episode 29 - Guarina Lopez (Pascua Yaqui), Visual Artist, Runner, & Founder of Native Women Ride

“One thing that activism has taught me is to use my voice...I can share photographs about what I’m doing but also tell a story. We come from a storytelling tradition and I think that more of our voices need to be out there.” Guarina Lopez (Pascua Yaqui) is a visual artist, mother, runner, cyclist, and the founder of Native Women Ride. As a lifelong Indigenous activist and environmentalist, she utilizes photography, film, and writing to share stories of the land and Indigenous communities. In the episode, Guarina tells us about growing up in New Mexico (among other places), the ways her childhood shaped her, and her journey as a woman of color in running and cycling. With years of experience in museums, non-profits, and institutions of higher education, Guarina has a strong presence in the running community with several initiatives that highlight underrepresented communities and center anti-racist work. DONATE TO RELATIVES RIDE FUNDRAISER: https://www.gofundme.com/f/relatives-ride-for-native-student-scholarships?member=11928907&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer  Proceeds benefit the American Indian and Indigenous Health Alliance (AIIHA) at the University of Arizona.   In This Episode: Mujeres Muralistas Native Women Ride Grounded Podcast | Episode 5 – Verna Volker Trail Runner Magazine’s Apology Instagram Post – June 15th, 2021 Grounded Podcast Instagram Post in Response – June 15th, 2021 You Cannot Erase Us: Letter From An Indigenous Runner, by Guarina Lopez, Trail Runner Magazine (Online), July 23, 2021 mediaINDIGENA The Red Nation   Follow Guarina Lopez, Native Women Ride, and more: Instagram: @guarinapalomalopez Twitter: @Guarina_Paloma Native Women Ride: @native_women_ride This Native Land Photography: @this_native_land Call Me By My Name Project: @call_me_by_my_name_project Natives Tell Stories: @modernnatives_personal_regalia   Follow Grounded Pod: Instagram: @groundedpod Twitter: @groundedpod Facebook: facebook.com/groundedpodwithdinee   Subscribe, Listen, & Review on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Stitcher   Music by Jacob Shije (Santa Clara Pueblo, NM). This podcast was made possible through the Tracksmith Fellowship Program.