Murder is the third-leading cause of death among Native women in the U.S. And in Canada, Native women are 4 times as likely to be murdered as non-Native women. That's why Rosalie Fish runs for missing and murdered Indigenous women. (WBUR)
Over the past couple of years, activists have started drawing attention to the problem.
"From the very first texts, I called her 'mitȟáŋkala,' which means 'little sister.' And in her language, she calls me 'big sister,'"Jordan says."And I told her to call me or text me anytime — it didn't matter day or night. If she needs someone to talk about this with, I could help her. If she needed someone to vent to after her races, that I was there for her.
"But it was my first time not running for myself," Rosalie says."And everybody kept asking me, you know, 'How does it feel to be a state champion? How does it feel to be up there on the podium with this gold medal?' And I kind of just wanted to tell them to leave me alone. "It's not just the fact that it's an epidemic; it's the details of some of the research that I do and finding the names that I want to run for and who I want to run for and dedicate it to. And it's those details of what happened to them that are in my head and, you know, it's creating a very dark environment for me."Embracing The Emotions
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