Indigenous college athlete Rosalie Fish shares her experience running to raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous women.
At first, running was about surviving, but it became a form of empowerment.
In the years since, Ive used my running to bring awareness to theMissing and Murdered Indigenous Womencrisis.
Bringing running and activism together has allowed me to acknowledge who I amas an athlete and as a person.
Athletes are often encouraged to view ourselves as machines or tools meant to accomplish a team goal.
She was up for the challenge.
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This crisis has been happening for generations, and its now time to bring it to light.
If running at the NCAA level will help me do that, then thats my goal.
One of my goals in life is to be the person I needed five or six years ago.
Native athletes make up less than 1 percent of NCAA participants.
One of my goals in life is to be the person I needed five or six years ago.
And its my dream to show them all that we are capable of absolutely anything.
As told to Zoe Weiner
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