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When representation is everything, it can make a difference and have a profound impact when community is included in spaces that lack inclusion and diversity. This short film, Know to Run, featuring Yatika Starr Fields, an Indigenous runner, artist and advocate, is the recipient of GU Energy Labs + Rising Hearts - 2022 Western States Endurance Run (WSER) Race Entry. The exclusive and mainly white race is a 100 mile long ultra marathon. Yatika is the vessel and Indigenous representative that helps bring a better understanding of the land and the peoples who first cared for it and still do. This film celebrates all the firsts (first land acknowledgement, first Indigenous made poster, first Indigenous runners panel) and continues this kinship into 2024. The Know to Run discussion will hit on themes of “what are land acknowledgements” and what it means to go beyond, their importance, the inclusion of local Indigenous communities being part of the conversations, making the running and outdoor community a more accessible and equitable place, and what the consultation process looks like. The WSER is a shining example of how to create more pathways to cultivate community in meaningful and sustainable ways.
Know To Run represents the opportunities for gaining knowledge, carrying that knowledge and implementing what you’ve learned and best, respectful practices into our own lives to be a good relative to ourselves, to each other, and with the lands.
Full short film will be released on March 2, 2023! Sign up for the Rising Hearts newsletter to view the film on the day it releases.
Learn More: www.risinghearts.org/knowtorun
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A film by Jordan and Devin Whetstone
Editor: Marc Carlini