Jul 26 2023 82 mins 3
Yatika Starr Fields, is a Painter and Muralist who lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yatika Fields is part of the Cherokee, Creek and Osage Tribes. He is also a Bear clan member. While attending the Art Institute of Boston from 2000 to 2004, he became interested in Graffiti aesthetics, which has been integral to his knowledge and process along with Landscape painting- and continues to influence his large- scale projects and studio works. His artworks explore the themes of family, community, and cultural diversity to illustrate its significance in societal norms for Native Americans. In addition, he is an avid distance runner who both runs and bikes ultra-marathon distances. He is involved with collective efforts to increase visibility, participation and acknowledgement of Indigenous voices, places and people in outdoor pursuits. He is a frequent collaborator with Rising Hearts, an indigenous led grassroots organization with a vision for a socially, economically and environmentally-just world, they often use running as a medium for activism and advocacy.
In this episode we talk about finding healing through running and returning home, the many shared parts of our identities, Yatika's advocacy efforts that have led to name changes of offensive race events and much more.
This episode is edited by Misty Avinger. Our theme music is by Alekesam, check them out via the link in our shownotes.
Links for Yatika Episode
- Yatika website
https://www.yatikafields.com/ - Yatika on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/yatikafields/ - Osage Nation
https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/ - Muscogee Nation Website
https://www.muscogeenation.com/ - Wings of America Website
https://www.wingsofamerica.org/ - Rickey Gates - TransAmericana
http://www.rickeygates.com/transamericana - Ultra Trail Mont Blanc Trail Series (UTMB)
https://montblanc.utmb.world/ - Why the Land Run 100 changed its name to the Mid South:
https://cyclingmagazine.ca/gravel/why-the-land-run-100-changed-its-name-to-the-mid-south/ - Why the Name of a Major Gravel Event Is Being Changed: On the Dirty Kanza and the cycling world's reckoning with a racist, exclusionary past
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/biking/kanza-name-change-indigenous-bike-race/ - Rising Hearts - Indigenous Led Grassroots Organization
https://www.risinghearts.org/ - Jordan Marie Whetstone on Instagram and Website
https://www.instagram.com/nativein_la/
https://www.jordanmariedaniel.com/ - Know to Run Film with Yatika & Rising Hearts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAbapAmkjFo&themeRefresh=1 - This Land Podcast - all about Oklahoma History and “Indian Country”
https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/ - Alekesam (Our theme music!)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JM2yzMSOgq7VeG6nKm3PY?si=YrIzzWOwSvCZ49oSutZZLw
Links related to The Debrief:
- The Body Doesn’t Know Miles, It Knows Stress by David Roche
https://www.trailrunnermag.com/training/trail-tips-training/the-body-doesnt-know-miles-it-knows-stress - Episode 16 of The Trail Ahead: Rest, Our Right Relationship with Nature, and Community Care with Laura Edmondson
https://www.trailaheadpodcast.com/episodes/rest-our-right-relationship-with-nature-and-community-care-with-laura-edmondson
