Yatika Starr Fields was planing on participating the Boston Marathon this year.
But with the event canceled due to coronavirus, the Cherokee, Creek and Osage painter is conducting a virtual run — and raising money for Indian Country COVID-19 relief every step of his 26.2-mile journey.
Like & share this tweet in the duration of my solo Marathon starting now. For every like & RT until finish- $1 will be donated to @ndncollective raising awareness/ support for Indian countries covid19 crisis 🙏🏽#ndncovid19response #ndncollective #defenddevelopdecolonize
— Yatika Starr Fields (@Yatikafields) April 20, 2020
“Like & share this tweet in the duration of my solo Marathon starting now,” Starr said on social media as he started his run.
The #COVID19 Response Project “will distribute funds & resources across Indian Country to Indigenous led organizations/groups & individuals in the next 30 days,” NDN Collective said on social media.
Fields is running the marathon via “safe” route in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he said.
He was going to run the Boston Marathon along with Wings of America.
GOOD NEWS ALERT!🚨 Today we are officially launching the "NDN #COVID19 Response Project"! Our goal: distribute $10 million dollars across Indian Country to support those on the frontlines of this global pandemic. Learn more at https://t.co/IP9F98OBYc #DefendDevelopDecolonize pic.twitter.com/B0oOE0e3Ic
— NDN Collective (@ndncollective) April 9, 2020
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