Run Like A Native & Remaining Native - Buffalo Community 5K

We were honored to collaborate with the award-winning documentary film, Remaining Native, during their Western New York Premiere at the Buffalo International Film Festival! Prior to the screening, we organized a community 5K fun run/walk, starting at the Marquee of the North Park Theatre, and around Delaware Park in North Buffalo. This partnership brought local runners and Indigenous communities together to celebrate our Messenger role and raise critical awareness about the legacy of Indian Boarding Schools.

After we got some miles in, we served up Onë:’da’ (Roast Corn Soup) and Agua de Remedios (Ecuadorian Horchata Tea) to warm everyone back up before the screening. We also raffled off some items from our wonderful sponsors, including Fleet Feet Buffalo, Runner’s Roost, PACE Buffalo, and Gakwi:yo:h Farms, as well as Run Like A Native hats.

A great night of collaboration in the Western Door!

ABOUT THE FILM:

Remaining Native is a coming-of-age feature documentary told through the perspective of Ku Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner from the Yerington Paiute Reservation in Northwest Nevada. The film follows Ku as he navigates his way to college athletics while the memory of his great-grandfather’s 50-mile escape from Indian Boarding School begins to connect past, present, and future

For more information, please visit https://www.remainingnativedocumentary.com/