Reposted by Alyssa Choiniere
“I want our people to see themselves in me, that anything’s possible. They can dream big and accomplish anything they want & that we have the blood of our really tough ancestors running through us.”
These Indigenous Iditarod mushers are preserving dogsled culture, @achoiniere.bsky.social reports.
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These Indigenous Iditarod mushers are preserving dogsled culture
While fewer Alaska Natives participate in the race as costs increase and foodways collapse, this year’s rookies want to ensure mushing remains foundational to their people