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Rising Hearts, an Indigenous led organization, elevating community voices through meaningful kinship, movement, advocacy and storytelling.

Much of the heart work we prioritize is cultivating kinship with brands, companies and groups, while creating meaningful collaborations with the Rising Hearts athletes, community partners and broader movement community.

Our Programs:
Running On Native Lands Initiative
Running With Purpose Athlete Advocates
Rising Hearts Stories | Filmmaking
Virtual Movement Events | Race Organizing
You Are Loved Community Grant Initiative
Consulting - DEI / Collab opportunities / Facilitating Connections

 

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Rising Hearts 8th Birthday - Celebrate the heart work!
Celebrate the heart work we do with community across the running and outdoor spaces through meaningful collaborations, kinship, advocacy, and community building through movement and stories.

Funds help support our programs, consults, and Programs Coordinator position:
Programs Coordinator
Running On Native Lands Initiative
Running With Purpose Athlete Advocates
Rising Hearts Stories | Filmmaking
Virtual Movement Events | Race Organizing
You Are Loved Community Grant Initiative
Consulting - DEI / Collab opportunities / Facilitating Connections

VIRTUAL EVENTS TO SUPPORT + LEARN FROM:

 

5th Annual Running On Native Lands
5k, 10k, Half, Trifecta
Run, Walk, Bike, Movement Event

 
 

5th Annual Running On Native Lands Virtual and In Person Movement Event!

Join Rising Hearts for our 5th Annual Running On Native Lands event! This event is to elevate our awareness of whose lands we are on, the Indigenous communities still thriving and here, and the the Indigenous stewardship of the lands.

Our goal of this event is to fundraise and donate back to heart working Indigenous organizations, and to foster our kinship with the lands and people, beyond just acknowledging the lands we are on and just enjoying a run or movement outside with the lands.

New shirts and hoodies available, via registration site!

" Connect with the lands, learn the history, support Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous stewardship.”

Dates: March 1 - 15, 2025
Distances: 5k ($20), 10k ($30), 13.1mi ($35), Trifecta
Where: Virtual (in person runs are option but will have to provide me with the locations and who the run leads are and we can add those into the registration site)
Add a Land Acknowledgement to your Bib
Downloadable bib available for free (registration isn't required, but helps with being able to donate to beneficiaries)

Perks:
+ 10 participants will be selected to receive a gift code for a free pair of On running shoes when you join RISING HEARTS (virtual team)

Beneficiaries:
+ Rising Hearts
+ Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy: https://www.tongva.land
+ ReNew Earth Running

 

The Running Industry Diversity Coalition presented Know To Run: Yatika, Hosted by Jordan Marie Whetstone (Rising Hearts), on October 3, 2023 at 3:30pm EST. It was such a great turnout, with great questions and hopefully, a new perspective for non-Indigenous participants! This is how change happens, even if it is little by little!

Here is the recording below, what to expect:
1. Watch KNOW TO RUN: YATIKA
2. Then view the RIDC recording of the discussion!
3. Learn about land acknowledgements, their importance, and what it means to go beyond
4. Understand the necessity of including local Indigenous communities in conversations on making the running and outdoor community a more accessible and equitable place, and what the consultation process looks like

Continuing the Conversation!
Watch the Trail Runner and Rising Hearts  panel discussion about the past, present and future contributions of Indigenous peoples to trail running.

The discussion will include Verna Volker, Dinée Dorame, Guarina Lopez, Jordan Marie Daniel and Dustin Martin. We will dissect and discuss harms caused by erasing the Indigenous foundations of trail running, and highlight the many ways that Indigenous athletes have changed and continue to lead the sport. The event will also spotlight specific ways runners can decolonize trail running.

Indigenous Peoples are still here. And thriving. Join us for a conversation that is sure to challenge, educate, and inspire.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH!