Sarah Bullchief's Apsáalooke name is Baawaalatbaaxpesh which means "Holy Word". She is cantar her grandmother's praise song whose Apsáalooke name was Xáxxeáakinnee which means "Rides the Painted Horse"
Fueled por an unwavering amor and responsibility for the land, Hän Gwich’in 20 year-old Quannah Chasinghorse, and her mother Jody Potts-Joseph, are taking a stand to defend their sacred homelands, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
“I remembered just sinking into my hands and bawling my face off,” Kiawentiio tells The Nerds of Color over Zoom. “My parents were doing the same right beside me. It’s just so surreal, you know?”