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MISSION:

To inspire and raise the voices of Native Women in the Outdoor Realm. To encourage a healthy lifestyle grounded in the Wilderness. To educate Natives and non-Natives on the rich beauty and heritage of the Ancestral Lands beneath our feet. 

 

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Native Women's Wilderness was created to bring Native women together to share our stories, support each other, and learn from one another as we endeavor to explore and celebrate the wilderness and our native lands.

 

OUR GOALS

We have a lot of goals around here!  These are at the top of our list...

  • Promote women of color in the mainstream advertising campaigns of outdoor retailers.
  • Encourage the celebration of exploration of the outdoors.
  • Provide education of Ancestral Lands and their People. 
  • Inspire women to get outside and enjoy the outdoor realm.  
  • Promote a healthy lifestyle within the Wilderness.
  • Provide resources for information and community.
  • Encourage outdoor education and leadership training for women and school-age girls. 
     

HOW YOU CAN JOIN US

1. Reach out and tell us about who you are!

2. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

3. Get out and hike! Then tag @NativeWomensWilderness in your photos.

4. Submit a story for our blog. We're always looking to hear from more perspectives and experiences.

5. Donate to help us further our mission of promoting Native women in the outdoors. 

 
 
 

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FIERCE FEMALE FRIDAY!! Today we are featuring , @jolievarela founder of @indigenouswomenhike . This woman has already made a huge impact in my life and has taught me so much...even though we just met less than a month ago...it just shows you her incredible presence. She has stretched me to learn more about myself, to standup for what I believe in and for myself and she makes me better! Her never ending encouragement of NWW is phenomenal, and I love her sense of humor and view of life! Please read what she has to say and give her a follow!!! • “Manahuu!! My name is Jolie Varela and I am the founder of Indigenous Women Hike. Myself and 12 other Indigenous women will be traveling 210 miles of our ancestral trade routes, now known as the John Muir Trail, this coming Summer. We make this journey to bring awareness to the sacred relationship between our ancestors and our natural homelands. These homelands which people think of as 'wilderness' but in fact we've been in connection to since our creation. We are strengthening our relationship to the land and healing ourselves not only physically but spiritually. Indigenous Women Hike is a way for me to bring home the sacred fire from Oceti Sakowin(Standing Rock) and continue to keep it burning. The healing of a community begins with it's women, as we begin to nourish the ancient connection between ourselves and mother earth, our whole community thrives.” __________ Photo by: @jolievarela Founder of: @indigenouswomenhike 📸: @legendaryskiestribalguides __________ Please use #nativewomenswilderness or DM to be featured. This is a place for our Native women to share, encourage, and support each other in the Outdoor Realm. __________ #nativewomenswilderness #unaplogeticallynativeandproud #wilderness #outside #indigenouswomen #optoutside #fiercefemalefriday
“WHOSE WATERS ARE WE FISHING ON?” The Grand Tetons, also known as Teewinot, "Many Pinnacles”. Teewinot is the ancestral homeland to the Shoshone Tribe. The earliest evidence of Indigenous occupation, is as early as 11,000 years ago. Before settlers arrived in 1884, the Shoshone occupied the land for thousands of years. In the early 1800s, French explorers named Teewinot to Les Trots Tetons, translating into “the three teats.”The Shoshone uses many of the plant species found in the area for many purposes, the mountains and valleys hold a spiritual significance and continues to do so for the Wind River and Fort Hall Reservations. The Snake River, or Ki-moo-e-nim/Yam-pah-pa (named after an herb that grew along the river), was a vital resource of salmon to the early tribes, Shoshone and Nez Perce. Snake River got it’s name by a misinterpretation of a hand signal for fish, it was thought to be a Snake, hence Snake River. __________ Photos of: @jaylyn.gough (Navajo) 📸: @kimberlyjoelle __________ Please use #nativewomenswilderness or DM to be featured. This is a place for our Native women to share, encourage, and support each other in the Outdoor Realm. __________ #nativewomenswilderness #unaplogeticallynativeandproud #wilderness #outside #indigenouswomen #unapologeticallybadass #optoutside #whoselandareweexploringon#whosewatersareweexploringon
Good morning friends and relatives! Here at NWW, we have multiple goals we would like to bring into reality. This includes sending Native Girls to Adventure Camps and certifying Native Women to be Wilderness First-aid Responders. In a lot of cases, being in the outdoors is a privilege and requires gear, we want to bring gear into areas that need more resources. All of our Ambassadors are doing incredible work within their own communities, we want to support this. This all requires resources. Please help us reach our goals. With every $10 of donation you get a 3x3 waterproof sticker! So if you donate $100, yup...you get 10! This will help help us produce NWW swag, hats, t-shirts, water bottles, camping mugs, etc. Profits from NWW swag will go directly into our Community Fund, which is what I mentioned above. Please help us create change. Visit our website, in our bio section, and go to the Donation Page. Blessings to you and ahéhee’!
#cholagram Thank you everyone for following along today with @naturechola ’s adventure and thank you for supporting our Native Women’s Collective we honor your energy. Remember to keep an eye out for @rei ‘s summer 2018 catalogue where an indigenous woman will be featured! Also go on our website and order yourselves some @nativewomenswilderness stickers! Hot and fresh! • • • • • #nativewomenswilderness #nativesoutdoors #naturechola #getoutstayout #optoutside #indigenouswomen #indigenousrising #brownpeoplecamping #melaninbasecamp #latinooutdoors #diversity #whaleshark #weoutchea #thegreatoutdoors #outside #unapologeticallybadass
This weekend we had the honor and privilege to be invited to the @queernature event, Animal Tracking! Our Ambassador, @queerquechua and their partner, @borealfaun took us out into the Wilderness and showed us the animal trails. I was fascinated by how much evidence animals leave...ALL OVER! Once my eye was trained to look and see, I was in awe of every tree I walked by, an animal had been present or how many animals tracks were every where! They showed us a tree where a bear had eaten the bark coming out of hibernation, or where a moose had bark for a meal, we trailed a red fox for a bit, and squished moose poop to see what was for dinner. It was an amazing opportunity to be in nature with these great people, their teaching styles and love for the animals and tracking was beautiful and inspiring!! __________ Photo: @queerquechua Ambassador for @nativewomenswilderness Co-Founder of: @queernature Co-Founder: @borealfaun __________ Please use #nativewomenswilderness or DM to be featured. This is a place for our Native women to share, encourage, and support each other in the Outdoor Realm. __________ #nativewomenswilderness #unaplogeticallynativeandproud #wilderness #outside #indigenouswomen #optoutside #unapologeticallybadass