Episode 6 / Leroy “Buster” Silva

Grounded with Dinée Dorame · Episode 6 – Leroy Silva (Pueblo of Laguna), NB3 Foundation Community Coordinator “For a lot of Indigenous cultures, movement is essential to our survival…whether it’s food or ceremony. I feel that is one of the roots of how running is carried on in my life. I can see it in…

Episode 5 / Verna Volker

Grounded with Dinée Dorame · Episode 5 – Verna Volker (Diné), Founder of Native Women Running “I want Native women to be seen in a positive way… to show that we’re visible in the running community, but also to provide a space for Native runners because I felt like that space wasn’t there. I wanted…

Episode 4 / Carolyn Su

Photo by Tony Luang Grounded with Dinée Dorame · Episode 4 – Carolyn Su “Everyone shows up into the sport for reasons greater than themselves…there is this interconnection that we have through running, because really running is part of the human experience.” Carolyn Su is a runner, storyteller, and the creator of the @DiverseWeRun Instagram…

Episode 3 / Alvina Begay

Grounded with Dinée Dorame · Episode 3 – Alvina Begay “Anytime that I was successful, it was because I worked with [coaches] who allowed me to go home to get those ceremonies done, to see my parents, to have some home-cooked food.” Alvina Begay is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and three-time Olympic trials…