Dec 11, 2020
Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel is someone making
waves at the intersection of sport and advocacy. She's a
fourth-generation Lower Brule Sioux Tribe runner doing her heart’s
work in using running to amplify voices and representation of
Black, Brown, Asian, Muslim, Two-Spirit, Immigrant, LGBTQ, and
people with disabilities. Jordan believes transformational change
comes from the intersectionality of these groups. That each
community must have an equal voice in the conversations around
social, environmental, and economic justice.
In this episode, Jordan traces her childhood growing up on a
reservation in South Dakota, to later moving to Maine and facing
prejudice and racism. The invisibility and systems of oppression
she witnessed, led her to move to Washington D.C. and help bring
Indigenous communities and other marginalized groups seats at the
table and voice to be included in discussions. That’s where she
founded Rising Hearts,
a grass-roots group elevating collaborative efforts among all
racial, social, climate, and economic justice
movements.
Jordan’s running life is heavily influenced by her grandfather and
mother because running is embedded in Indigenous tradition. That’s
when she realized running was her vehicle for drawing support and
education around Indigenous rights. In the 2019 Boston Marathon,
Jordan painted a red hand on her face to bring to the spotlight the
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
(MMIW)
movement. For each mile of that race, she honored a different
missing and murdered Indigenous womxn, girls, two-spirits, and
relatives affected by MMIW, and the last 0.2 miles for her
grandfather. Through running and advocacy, Jordan is striving to
pave the way for new Indigenous athletes.
Lessons
1. Movements are intersectional. We must show up for each
other with strength in numbers.
2. Dismantling racism and systems of oppression must be done
through work in un-learning, re-learning, and building a better
future.
3. Be proactive. Have conversations with family and friends
about anti-racism, open up a discussion at the dinner table, and
teach kids at a young age. But come at this from a good place, not
a place of frustration and anger.
4. Following, supporting, amplifying, donating, and centering
are all ways to support marginalized
communities.
Highlights
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“We don’t want to cancel people out, we want to bring people in.” —
Jordan
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“It’s
heart
work, not
hard
work.” — Jordan
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