NYRR Celebrates 2024 Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month, which celebrates the history and contributions of Native Americans. Throughout this month, we'll share stories of the Native American runners and cultures.
Rising Hearts Brings Awareness to the Lands and Lives of Indigenous Peoples
Rising Hearts is an Indigenous-led grassroots organization founded in January 2017 by Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone. Jordan created the organization because of the lack of Indigenous representation around community organizing in Washington, D.C. for Standing Rock, home to the Lakota and Dakota nations, and the fight to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Bringing Back the Grounded Podcast: A New Chapter for Indigenous Runners
After nearly two years away from the mic, NYRR Contributors Circle member Dinée Dorame is excited to announce that the Grounded Podcast with Dinée Dorame is returning this fall! This break has been filled with reflection, learning, and growth.
Patti Dillon: My Journey as a Mi'kmaw Woman
Patti Dillon received the 2023 Abebe Bikila Award, presented annually by NYRR to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of distance running. Patti shares the story of her heritage and her dramatic run at the 1980 New York City Marathon, where she became the first American woman to break 2:30.
Verna Volker and Native Women Running at the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon
ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with marathon runner Verna Volker of Native Women Running on her quest to bring sisterhood to Native American women running for community, healing, and visibility. Verna led a Native Women Running team at the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon.
Celebrating Our Diverse and Thriving Cultures
NYRR Contributors Circle member Dinée Dorame writes that there is a complicated and sometimes tense history behind heritage recognition months, but this month also presents an opportunity to recognize Native athletes and communities and to forge new relationships in the running space.