NCAA Division II Women – Berenice Cleyet-Merle, UIndy
NCAA Division III Men – Noah Zastrow, UW-Stout
NCAA Division III Women – Ana Tucker, Hope
NJCAA Men – Dakari Carter, Butler CC
NJCAA Women – Rosalie Fish, Iowa Central CC
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Running and biking daily with the name of a missing or murdered indigenous woman or child painted in red on their arms - and with the red hand print that has come to represent Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement painted on their faces - Colville Tribal member Willi Bessette joined tribal descendent Duane Garvais Lawrence and Lakota member Ethan LaDeaux on a cross-country run and bike ride that started at the Peace Arch in Blaine, Washington and ended on the Massachusetts coasts near Plymouth Rock.
The run, which was aimed at raising awareness for murdered and missing indigenous women and children, coincided with the 400th anniversary of the landing at Plymouth - and once there - after more than 3,100 miles traveled and several weeks of running and biking, the three danced and sang, said Garvais Lawrence: âWe went there specifically because we wanted to sing the âTurn Around Song.â We wanted to turn-around the trauma that our people have endured since that f
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.