Founded in 2025, Run Like A Native is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing Native advocacy through the power of running.

Our mission is to uplift Native voices by sponsoring Indigenous runners in local and national races, raising awareness about the critical issues facing Native Nations, and empowering our ambassadors to carry this message with every stride.

There are 500+ Native Nations across the Americas, each one with its own language, traditions, and ways of life. To “Run Like A Native”, it could be:

• For health (physical and mental).

• To bring awareness to the unjust loss of life on our territories, and support the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement.

• For cross training. To get faster and stronger for their real passion, whether it is Basketball, Lacrosse, Softball, etc.

• To pay homage to the Messengers before us, that had to run our words from Nation to Nation.

Motivation can be different to each person, each Nation, but there is beauty in that. This is more than a workout, it’s tradition! And Run Like A Native wants to be there to support you in your journey.

“Be a Messenger for your people”