This article is part of Outside Run’s complete 2023 Boston Marathon race coverage.
Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Whetstone is a fourth generation runner and citizen of Kul Wicasa Oyate (federally known as the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe), an advocate, filmmaker, and runner, and she’ll be returning to toe the line at the 127th Boston Marathon, running 26 miles to honor 26 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), girls, and relatives with 26 prayers.
Since running her first Boston Marathon in 2016, Whetstone’s life has transformed into full-time advocate, driven largely by her nonprofit Rising Hearts, which has collectively raised over $330,000 for MMIW and community-driven initiatives. Rising Hearts is an Indigenous-led organization committed to elevating Native and community voices through movement.
From Heartbreak Hill to Capitol Hill
In 2016, Whetstone received a charity bid through Running Strong for Indian Youth, an organization founded by Billy Mills, the Oglala Lakota who earned a gold model at the 1964 the Olympics, in the 10,000-meter race. “That was the first time I’d ever run a marathon,…
