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Home » Events » ‘Running for Justice’: Boston Marathoner Launches Virtual Race for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives
Jordan Marie Daniel gained recognition in the running community when she ran the 2019 Boston Marathon with a red handprint over her mouth to symbolize Indigenous women silenced by violence. On May 5, you can join her in a virtual run to further raise awareness of this epidemic.
In addition to the iconic handprint, though, Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel also ran the Boston Marathon with the letters “MMIW” painted on her leg. This drew awareness to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement.
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As a female runner, I cannot relax too much and lower my radar. I am also Lakota, a woman of color. I cannot run forward without looking over my shoulder. Like my relatives above (as we believe we are all related), and the long list of others like them, I run at a risk.
Dec. 31, 2020
Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel, a distance runner from South Dakota, wanted to do more to help the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement, so she made it part of her running experience and featured it on her social media. (Photo courtesy Devin Whetstone)
PHOENIX – The sight can be jarring: As a runner’s graceful stride brings her closer, her face comes into focus.
A rich, red handprint covers her mouth.
We will not be silenced.
The painted hand has become a powerful symbol for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement, known as MMIW, a cause boosted by the increasing number of athletes embracing it.