The Snow Riders of the American Indian Nations Team and Native Voices Foundation so gratefully acknowledges the educational resource collections and people who have given countless loving hours creating this unprecedented, multi-purpose bridge between our cultures . . .
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| Suzy Chaffee |
NVF co-founder/chair, Olympic skier, web writer, photos, team leader of overall conceptual design, www.nativevoices.org
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| Carleen Stinson |
California-based cutting edge Flash design, Euros Support Gallery, tech consultant
[ Best Supporting Partner - Scott Franz ]
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| SNOWRIDERS BIRTH |
Michael Day (Ho-Chunk) NVF board member, recommended Jim Covorubbias, (Apache-Walapai), Artist for Phoenix County, to join Philip "Little Bear" Goldfeld, Navajo Nation economic developer, and Suzy at a meeting with ski areas leaders in Phoenix in 2005, which gave birth to Snow-riders.org.
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| MUSIC CONTRIBUTERS |
Gene Tagaban (Tlinkit-Cherokee) Seattle-based member Native American Ski Team, Indian Funk Music (flute & sax), and the name "Snowriders."
Eagle Child, (First Nations) Sedona-based, for his sacred flute healing music -"All My Relations."
Paul Leroche and Tom Bee, (Lakota), "We the People" and "Legacy" by Santee, Sounds of America.com
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OTHER CONTRIBUTERS |
Janet Boyd
Debbie West
Suzy Chaffee
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Big thanks to this Janet our Cherokee web designer and webmaster who spent thousands of hours creating this site with its unprecedented map connecting the websites of tribes and their nearest ski areas across America.
And Debbie, Webmaster for the City of Boulder (Co) who has donated thousands of hours to lift the health and spirit of Native youth. She was also inspired by our late visionary board member Scott Halazon. In addition to creating www.nativevoices.org she is now updating snow-riders.org.
NVF/NAOTF co-founder/co-chair, Olympic skier, web writer, photographer, team leader of overall conceptual design
then please put Carleen Stimson on the other contributions part. |
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Thank You American Indian Nations .. . .
Native Voices Foundation Salutes Our American Indian Nation Sponsors
"Because the Youth are our Future!"
Click here to read the salute.
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Thank You SnowSports Industry .. . .
for $.6 million worth of gear donations "to create a generation of Native Olympians!," on behalf of Indian youth & families at 45
rezervations thru NVF.) Special thanks to SIA President David Ingimie, organizer Jean Mattie, Yellow Freight and John & Jackie Bucksbaum, (US SKi Team Trustees), for shipping, and Billy Kidd for inspiring the gift!!
Click here or the image to view large image of photo on the left. |
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Thank You Ski Communities ....
Salute to 60 Ski Communities Welcoming Nearby Tribes Home as of 2006
"Helping To Create a Generation of Olympic Skiers and Snowboarders!"
Click here to read the salute.
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