Hello and Happy Tuesday to everyone!
Every week seems to have its moments, but this past week was one for the books!
In case you missed our social media posts, we have a few important updates to share with you.
We were able to meet personally with North Dakota’s gubernatorial republican candidates Tammy Miller and Kelly Armstrong during our travels and meetings this past week. We expressed concerns with both of them over keeping the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park wild and free. We also expressed concerns about whether either of them would provide the same level of support that Governor Burgum has. Both candidates said they ABSOLUTELY want the horses to stay in the park and would offer the same support as Governor Burgum.
That is good news as both candidates will be ramping up their campaigning. We will know which is the republican nominee in June. Stay tuned!
This is not an endorsement of either candidate. Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates believe that this is an important issue to people in North Dakota and now is the time to let the candidates know. We are happy to hear that we can continue to count on the support from North Dakota’s Governor’s office no matter which candidate wins the election!
We also had the pleasure of spending some time with Jon Eagle from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He shared his knowledge of horses, history, culture, and language with a group of people at the United Tribes Technical College last Saturday.
I was happy to have a few moments to speak with him about the TRNP wild horses and Standing Rock’s position. He let me know that a resolution was drafted, passed, and sent to the park from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe asking that the horses be allowed to stay.
Chasing Horses Wild Horse Advocates is also not the only group excluded from the list of “Organizations Represented in Correspondences” in the Park’s Public Comment Summary Report. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe was also excluded from the list.
We have asked for copies of both their resolution and their comment letter. We will let you know if they are able to release them to us.
Have you checked out our Online Silent Auction? We have over 90 items in this auction! Bidding is open through April 28th at 8 pm MT! There is literally something for everyone with starting bids on some items as low as $4! Money raised during this auction will go to support our critical advocacy work. You can view all of the items in the auction here: https://chwha.betterworld.org/auctions/chwha-spring-2024-silent-auction
We will also be having a drawing on May 1st for a copy of one of two Wild Horse Annie books! One is an out of print children’s book and the other is by the author Alan J. Kania. To be eligible to win, simply make a donation of $5 or more by the end of April. Every $5 donation you make gets an entry to win! If you donate $10, you will receive 2 entries. If you donate $20, you will receive 4, etc. You can make a donation by any of the ways listed on our website: https://chwha.org/support-chwha/ or by clicking here: https://secure.everyaction.com/FbY2_tNxQU6Ehc9K2RsjZw2
We will have a NEW Call to Action for you this week! We hope that everyone has done the other Calls to Action we have shared. You can find the latest one in our blog here: https://chwha.org/2024/04/19/new-call-to-action-3/
Thank you for your support and have a great day!
