From The Road: 562 Blog

  1. 4 Days of Imagery

    “The hopes and dreams for my family and other families here is to someday have a community that is following the traditional values of the Grosvantre and Assiniboine nations. Especially our family code that drives on customary traditional values of the tribes so that we can have wellness within our…

  2. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

    Dear Project 562 Friends, Today marks the beginning of Native American Heritage Month, as well as the anniversary mark of my third year and over 120,000 on the road.  I am honored to announce that for each day in the month of November, Project 562 will be sharing and celebrating…

  3. Duncan Family Hoop Dancers

    Talon and Sky Duncan, photographed in Phoenix Arizona. Talon and Sky are Apache, Arikara, Mandan and Hidatsa world champion hoop dancers.  Check out our recently released Project 562 Road Story featuring Sky and Talon: I loved having the opportunity to meet the Duncan family. I have so much respect for…

  4. Project 562 Visits Quechan

    On January 18th 2014, Project 562 joined Quechan leaders and elders in prayerful opposition to the Ocotillo Wind Express Facility, responsible for the desecration of Ocotillo’s Sacred Desert. We made a video about it, have a look Vernon Smith, Quechan Tribal Member Ila May Dunsweiler, Quechan Language Instructor Preston Arroweed,…

  5. Here We Come Big Apple!

    MATIKA will be a TED TALKER in New York City I will be offering an TEDx talk in NYC dedicated to the topic, “Agents of Change” on Friday, March 28, 2014 sometime between 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT), New York, NY. (I’ll let you know when I know a…