Napi's Run For MMIWM | Wednesday, June 21, 2023 | Micah Quinn | Bridge City News

It all started as a dream for Indigenous runner Johnny Bare Shin Bone, and now he has been joined by a group of people who are running across Canada for an amazing cause.

They are participating in an event called Napi’s Run, which is a relay race running initiative.

The group left St. John’s Newfoundland on April 12th and just passed Bassano, Alberta.

They are hoping to make it to Victoria, B.C by July 5th which would be Bare Shin Bone’s 65th birthday.

We caught up with the organizers virtually to talk to them about their long trek across the country.

Bare Shin Bone says the running journey is meant to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Men.

Ramona Big Head, one of the runners, says she is taking part because of a relative who was murdered in the past.

The group is not raising any funds for the run and organizers told us they have averaged a total of 80-100 kilometres per day since they started Napi’s Run.

The Blood Tribe sponsored the runners providing food, vehicles and gas money for the team.

Aired on: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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