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Our Team
At SXSW premiere of We Ride For Her in Austin,Tx.
Lorna Cuny aka Whip
President/Co-Founder
Lorna is a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe from South Dakota. She comes from the Kiyaksa Band of Oglala Lakota and is a descendant of Chief Bull Bear and Chief Little Wound. Lorna grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Little Wound, SD surrounded by her culture and tiwahe (family). Lorna grew up among the Horse Nation; they were her first love.
Lorna also rode motorcycles with her parents and got her own motorcycle in 2018. Today, she rides a 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide. Lorna comes from a family of Tokalas and Katelas (Warriors). Like his father, her father is a Army veteran. She followed this path and is a Navy veteran. She has a bachelors degree in Business Administration and a Masters degree from California Baptist University.
Lorna is an advocate for violence against women on the Pine Ridge Reservation and in Rapid City, SD. Lorna is dedicated to confronting the crisis of murdered and missing indigenous people. Lorna is a wife and mother who actively volunteers her time to support Medicine Wheel Ride efforts in her community.
Lisa Marie Rivera aka SacredRyder
Treasurer/Co-Founder
Lisa Marie Rivera, known as SacredRyder, was born in Santa Maria, California (ancestral Chumash lands) and has lived in Maui, Hawaii (ancestral Kanaka Maoli lands) for 42 years. A proud descendant of Chichimeca and Yaqui ancestors, Lisa brings over 35 years of experience in entrepreneurship, business management, and leadership. She broke barriers as a licensed roofing contractor in a male-dominated field, mentoring and training countless employees.
Lisa serves as a Union Representative for United Airlines at OGG, advocating for diversity, worker rights, and equal pay. Her passion for motorcycles, stemming from her youth, fuels her empowerment and commitment to social justice. She rides both in Maui and on the Mainland, finding strength in the unity of her sisters on the road.
As a member of the Medicine Wheel Ride Team, Lisa feels strongly about being a voice not only for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives but also for issues affecting Indigenous communities. She always finds empowerment in supporting her Kanaka relatives in this fight as well in Hawaii. Lisa believes in taking responsibility for addressing injustices, saying:"We owe it to one another and to Mother Earth to be part of the solution,not to be silent"Lisa’s dedication to equity, kindness, and mentorship drives her efforts to inspire change and uplift communities.
Luvy Yonnie aka FirstLady
Secretary/Co-Founder
Luvy lives in Arizona and is Diné from Hardrock, Arizona. She is from the Red House Clan, Kin ł ichii'nii, born for Rock Gap Clan, Tsé deeshgizhnii. Luvy has worked as a Social Worker with the Indian Child Welfare Act since 1992. She provides services to abused and neglected children.
Luvy has been riding motorcycles since 2017 and rides a 2012 Harley-Davidson Dyna Switchback. Luvy also participates in an annual virtual MMIWG run, challenging herself for the 10K which is a five-series run. She believes these runs are very powerful because the runners are the voices of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, and they stand with them, for them, and run for them."
The words of William Wilberforce, 'You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say that you did not know' are an inspiration to Luvy. With so many people still unaware of MMIW, Luvy rides to bring awareness to the issue, to be the voice of those who are missing or murdered, and to make a stand for justice for them.
Rachel Robison
Board Member
Rachel Robison is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and sees her tribal identity as an honored responsibility to incorporate Indigenous values into her work and to prioritize serving Indigenous persons and communities.
Rachel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of California & Alaska and certified in Expressive Arts Therapy. She has a diverse background in working in mental health and wellness including Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, organization of community events, and as the Executive Director of health and human services agencies and nonprofits. Currently, Rachel is focusing on contracting with Tribal Health Organizations in both California and Alaska to provide training on Indigenizing the delivery of mental health services. All this work intersects with supporting individuals, families, and communities impacted by the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. Although Rachel typically works on strengthening other’s healing related to MMIR, she is passionate about working with Medicine Wheel Ride in increasing awareness and education, with the objective of prevention.
Rachel received her first dirt bike for her 6th birthday and rode throughout her childhood in California with her moto-loving parents & grandparents. In 2007 she began street riding in San Diego and currently enjoys the twisty coastal and vineyard roads near her home Sonoma County. Rachel considers herself a motorcycle enthusiast and loves all types of bikes and all types of riding. One of her favorites is track riding and enthusiastically encourages other women to give this exhilarating sport a try. But her most loved rides are the group rides with her MWR sisters.
Tarah Weeks
Board Member
Tarah Weeks, is a Diné Asdzáán. Her clans are; Yeii Diné Táchii'nii (Holy People-Red Running Through clan), born for Kinyaa'áanii (Towering House clan), maternal grandfather's are Áshįįhi (Salt Clan) and Paternal grandfather's are Tł'ízí Łání (Many goats clan). She grew up in the northwestern portion of the Navajo Nation & currently resides in Phoenix Arizona.
She takes great pride in a prevention program called NRSource Self-Defense, she's built with her husband, Warren. NRSource instills resiliency and self-reliance in native communities. This important program also is a pivot for advocacy to help indigenous relatives that are missing and/or are victims of violent crime.
As an active member of Medicine Wheel Ride shes able to combine her passion for motorcycle riding, love for her people and provide awareness to an important cause.