Two Native Americans ran on the 2014 NYC Marathon to bring media attention to the alcohol epidemic that is killing high school students in Pine Ridge, South Dakota Reservation.
Team One represented indigenous communities on an international platform. They want to fundraise for youth centers and clinics to be built on their reservation to give the youth safe places to celebrate their culture and also to show the world the deplorable conditions they live in.
I think it is very positive to have Native American athletes to serve as role models and to participate in important events such as this one to bring awareness. As stated in the article, Team One was amazed to see fellow Native Americans cheering for them in NYC, they had no idea their people lived and stretched all the way to NY.
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