We had a cosmic encounter with the Chief of the Jicarilla Apache Nation on our way from Chama, NM to Durango, CO. He and his friends gave us much more than words of wisdom, and we learned the true meaning of hospitality!

Chief Reynard Faber gave us permission to use far off images of the Gojiiya Feast. He has an amazing autobiography, “FRONTRUNNER: The Story of an Apache Indian”, you should check it out!

On our bicycle journey we also uncovered the complicated water systems of the region. It’s not easy to understand how some of the major cities and water users in northern New Mexico get their water needs satisfied. Be sure to check out the blog for more details on the transmountain movement of water through the Azotea Tunnel. Does it affect you?

http://www.wanderlikewater.com/2016/09/28/bicycle-touring-lessons-from-an-apache-chief/

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Music: The Chase by Topher More and Alex Elena

28 Comments

  1. Your videos get better and better.  Loved this one and can't wait for the next one.  Loved your braided hair and Pat's beard too!

  2. My kiddos are working faster just to watch the different posts. They love the" chief's talk" and continue drinking their water out of "Pinky Pato"( the pink flamingo blow up party favor you guys left us with." You never know the mark you'll leave or the questions they will have. Lv,Mom

  3. Listening to a real chief and his wise speech about water was great. Also his mother's prophecy about bottled water was suberb.

  4. Wonderfull !!!!……bravo les filles ! petites filles d'Amérique intelligentes et sexy, courageuses et sportives, amoureuses de l'eau….nice vidéos ! i like water, and trouts and salmons, and…..girls….Mich from western France

  5. Wow! This was really special. I am a member of the Chickasaw Tribe, but do not know the language. And honestly only a small percent blood. But to listen to this man talk is a blessing.

  6. I used to live in Ireland. Public water was totally free. People simply did not get a bill of water at the end of the month for their consumption. Ultra-capitalistic Ireland had it that tap water was not to be monetised (because, yeah, it's a public good). But then, a couple of years later, they changed it. People now have to pay a bill just like everywhere else… Mad World.

  7. Awesome interview with Chief Reynard of the Jicarilla Apache Nation. No matter where you are, you are part of nature that was put here for us.

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