Diné Ride to the Polls in Navajo Nation

Описание: We decided to organize our activation, Ride to the Polls, because we’ve been hearing that our Native young voters aren’t feeling so motivated to participate in this year’s election. We’re hearing that our young people are feeling reluctant to participate in a colonial system that has never worked for our people, which is a very valid point, but we also want to make sure that you do cast your ballots because this election is just too important to sit out. We know that our youth are more educated than ever and have a burning desire to reconnect to our cultures, languages and traditions, so let’s take this action, together, that is rooted in our culture - an action that our ancestors and elders took to ensure that they were exercising the right that our ancestors fought for. We hear stories about how our grandparents and their parents didn’t have cars but they still rode on horseback for miles and hours just to vote. By communicating this history and reminding you, our youth, of these stories, we hope that you’ll be motivated to follow in our ancestors’ footsteps, and that you’ll join us in making our voices heard with our votes.

Ride with the horse spirit and horse medicine that reconnects us to Mother Earth, that balances us and brings us back to Hózhó (beauty and resilience) - we carried that good medicine to the polls to fight for and protect the sacred. We encourage you to organize a horse trail ride in your community to honor our ancestors while you exercise your right to vote.
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Created by: HUMAN (www.human.us)
Director: Benjamin Henretig
Creative Director: Jonathan Olinger
Producer: Maya Savage
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