This episode of The Checkpoint podcast is sponsored by The North Face®️.

In episode 15 we speak with Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel is a Lakota runner and a citizen of the Kul Wicasa Oyate in South Dakota where she was born.

Jordan is an athlete and an activist, dedicating herself to advocating for the rights of indigenous people, as well as raising awareness for other minorities who have been consistently side-lined and silenced including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and the disabled community. In 2017, Jordan started her own grass-roots organisation, Rising Hearts.

In 2019, Jordan ran the Boston Marathon with MMIW painted on her body to draw attention to the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn and Girls.

Jordan is also a producer, her first documentary feature The Sacred & The Snake is due out later this year.

On top of all that, she is part of the Intersectional Environmentalist Council and is a pro runner with Altra, Rabbit and Ultimate Direction.

Sabrina and Rachel talk with Jordan about what running means to her, her intersectional advocacy work, the link between racial justice and climate justice and the importance of representation.

Sabrina and Rachel also tackle the letter ‘M’ on the trail running AtoZ.

Follow Jordan on Instagram @nativein_la

Jordan’s book recommendation ‘Killers of the Flower Moon'