Girls on the Run’s commitment to serving Navajo and Hopi girls
Girls on the Run of Northern Arizona, a program of North Country HealthCare and the Colorado Plateau Center for Health Professions, is excited to host programming on the Hopi Reservation for this first time this fall at Moencopi Day School in Tuba City. Prior to COVID, Girls on the Run of Northern Arizona (GOTRNA) served several schools on the Navajo Nation. As the program continues to build back after the pandemic, GOTRNA prioritized a return to programming on the Navajo Nation and expansion to the Hopi Reservation.Â
Girls on the Run is committed to creating more spaces and opportunities for marginalized populations because oftentimes, these are the young women who need this program the most. Girls on the Run uses the power of running to show girls they are full of potential and can do hard things, all while teaching them important life skills like self-confidence, positive self-talk, and how to use their voice for themselves in their community.
The foundation of this path includes:
- Partnering with NACA to celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the Girls on the Run 5k including a blessing and land acknowledgement, a Prayer Stick Runner, youth Corn Runner and the Yoyhoyam-Little Rain Cloud dancers on the 5k course
- Learning from and working alongside Dr. Alisse Ali-Joseph, who is a GOTR mom, Oklahoma Choctaw citizen, and assistant professor of Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University
- Securing funding specifically for Navajo and Hopi teams, including a grant from Kahtoola
Hosting programming at Moencopi Day School is hopefully the first of many Hopi and Navajo school we serve over the
To learn more, visit www.gotrna.org
