Indigenous activist, passionate skier, Patagonia sponsored athlete, and filmmaker, Connor Ryan is a proud Hunkpapa Lakota born and raised on the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute homelands at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.

He considers these places among his biggest inspirations and closest relatives. Connor seeks to decolonize, reconnect and learn to better honor all his relations through adventure and activism.

Skiing is his dance and prayer, a ceremony of its own. Lakota traditional ecological knowledge helps Connor understand the true value of the sacred land and water we ski on in deeper and more tangible ways.

He has devoted his life and platform to rediscovering how traditional Indigenous culture and ecological knowledge can shape our relationship to the lands we relate to through skiing, life, and adventure.

Connor has shared his stories and experiences in person and through media (films, words and photos) with universities and businesses in order to seek collective paths to a better future for all our relations.

INSTAGRAM
@SacredStoke

FILMS
Spirit of the Peaks + THE NEW RADICAL

LIVE
Honoring Indigenous Knowledge - Connor Ryan & Tiokasin Ghosthorse

PRESS
Powder Magazine + Outdoor Sportswire