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A Long Walk from Rural Alaska to the Runways of Paris

Outside Podcast

Outside Podcast

Wilderness, Sports

4.32.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Indigenous model and activist Quannah ChasingHorse lives her life in two very different worlds. Growing up in a tiny Native village just south of the Arctic Circle, she has seen the effects of climate change firsthand her entire life, and she says that it left her with no choice but to become an activist. But for as long as she can remember, she’s dreamed of becoming a model. When her activism work got her noticed by a scout at Calvin Klein, she saw her chance to live both dreams at once. In this episode, she tells the story that landed her on the cover of Outside Magazine and has been turned into a documentary from the North Face called Walking Two Worlds. The Outside Podcast is made possible by Outside+ subscribers. Learn more about all the benefits of a subscription and subscribe now at outsideonline.com/podplus.

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0:00.0

From outside magazine, this is the outside podcast.

0:10.0

I'm getting dressed and have a whole glam team coming to my room after this or actually

0:19.8

after a fitting, definitely a little girl me is screaming inside right now.

0:25.7

This is the world of Qwana chasing horse, high fashion model.

0:30.1

She's a Victoria secret angel.

0:32.3

She's been to three Met Gala's.

0:35.0

She's been on the cover of Elle, Vogue China, and Vogue Japan.

0:40.0

And right now, she's on the cover of Outside magazine.

0:45.1

Because this is also the world of Qwana chasing horse.

0:51.4

She is a Han Gwichin and Lakota woman with traditional facial tattoos, handpoked by

0:55.8

her mother.

0:57.3

She mushes dogs and hunts and fishes.

1:00.7

She grew up in rural Alaska, on land where her mother's ancestors have lived for thousands

1:05.9

of years.

1:07.5

Her cover shoot for Outside was her first public presentation on those lands.

1:16.5

Qwana's remarkable life has her walking in two worlds, which is the title of a new short

1:22.2

film from the North Face that documents her unique and challenging journey.

1:27.2

How life changes is just so insane.

1:30.8

Like, literally Qwana will be jetting off to Paris to walk the runways for Chanel and

1:36.8

whoever else, right?

1:38.2

And I'm in our little village of 20 people, like, running to the local washateria where

1:45.8

we get our running water and have washing machines and facilities to watch her walk in

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