Mission:
Rising Hearts is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to amplifying community voices through kinship, movement advocacy, and storytelling. We empower communities by fostering intersectional collaboration, promoting cultural resilience, joy and creating meaningful change for the next generations. Through our programs, we inspire collective action, elevate Indigenous and community centered narratives, creating safe and supportive spaces, continuously learn and show up how we can, and mobilize support for those in need.

Much of the heart work we prioritize is cultivating kinship with brands, companies and groups, while creating meaningful collaborations with the Rising Hearts athletes, community partners and broader movement community.

Vision:
To foster a world where diverse voices and bodies are amplified, celebrated, protected, and empowered through authentic kinship, meaningful collaboration, and advocacy. Rising Hearts envisions a future where meaningful connections between athletes, community partners, and allies spark collective action, inspire positive change, and elevate the stories that unite and strengthen our diverse communities.

Our Programs:
Running On Native Lands Initiative
Running With Purpose Athlete Advocates
Rising Hearts Stories | Filmmaking
Virtual Movement Events | Race Organizing
You Are Loved Community Grant Initiative
Consulting - DEI / Collab opportunities / Facilitating Connections

 

Donate AND HELP support the heart work!

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MOVEMENTS FOR WELLNESS

 

Let’s build community.


 
 
 
 

 

WEAR THE HEART WORK

 
 

Celebrate the heart work! Unapologetically THRIVE! And be a good relative.
Celebrate the heart work we do with community across the running and outdoor spaces through meaningful collaborations, kinship, advocacy, and community building through movement and stories.

RISING HEARTS SHOP!

 

11/26 - 11/30 | 6th Annual Truthsgiving 4 + 2 Mile Movement Event

+ When: Nov. 26- 30, 2025
+ Last Day to Register:
November 30, 2025 by 11:59pm EST
+ Where:
Virtual + In Person locations to be added
+ Land Acknowledgement:
Add the Indigenous lands to your bib!
+ Create or Join a virtual team
+ INCENTIVES:
Join virtual team RISING HEARTS for 6 of you to have a chance at winning a pair of On running shoes, and 4 of you to win Rising Hearts merch.
+ Options to JUST donate
+ Move, meditate, walk, swim, bike, run, roll with Rising Hearts!
+ First 25 registrants in the 4 and 2 mile will receive a TRUTHSGIVING medal
+ 50 medals will be made available for an additional $15 donation after the first 50 are claimed

Beneficiaries:
+ Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
+ Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness

REGISTER OR DONATE!
BUY YOUR SHIRT!
 

10/20/25 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS training with Touching Land

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Join Rising Hearts for a special event with Carolina Rubio-MacWright of Touching Land for a Know Your Rights training for community. Learn how to exercise your legal rights through Carolina’s Know Your Rights training. Learn step by step what to do, what not to do and how to support your family and community. 

With the advocacy, community building, creating safe spaces, and taking care of community, donations to Touching Land are encouraged if you can.  The work they provide makes an impact. The running community is being impacted by law enforcement agencies who are abducting and kidnapping Immigrants and racially profiling Brown/People of Color. With the Chicago Marathon coming up and rumors / some sources saying that ICE is there and will be present, we have to keep our running family and communities safe.

NOTE: This will not be recorded for people’s safety.
EVENT START: 8pm EST / 7pm CST / 6pm MST / 5pm PST
EVENT CONCLUDES: 9pm EST

 

5/28 Recording of Trans & Non-binary Allyship Training

If you missed joining us virtually for this special, much needed training with Cal Calamia, here’s the recording of it!

It’s Pride Month! This is one way (of many) we can show up for the 2SLGBTQIA+ and Non-binary community. Click the button to watch and give Cal a follow on IG and learn more at www.calcalamia.com.

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The Running Industry Diversity Coalition presented Know To Run: Yatika, Hosted by Jordan Marie Whetstone (Rising Hearts), on October 3, 2023 at 3:30pm EST. It was such a great turnout, with great questions and hopefully, a new perspective for non-Indigenous participants! This is how change happens, even if it is little by little!

Here is the recording below, what to expect:
1. Watch KNOW TO RUN: YATIKA
2. Then view the RIDC recording of the discussion!
3. Learn about land acknowledgements, their importance, and what it means to go beyond
4. Understand the necessity of including local Indigenous communities in conversations on making the running and outdoor community a more accessible and equitable place, and what the consultation process looks like

Continuing the Conversation!
Watch the Trail Runner and Rising Hearts  panel discussion about the past, present and future contributions of Indigenous peoples to trail running.

The discussion will include Verna Volker, Dinée Dorame, Guarina Lopez, Jordan Marie Daniel and Dustin Martin. We will dissect and discuss harms caused by erasing the Indigenous foundations of trail running, and highlight the many ways that Indigenous athletes have changed and continue to lead the sport. The event will also spotlight specific ways runners can decolonize trail running.

Indigenous Peoples are still here. And thriving. Join us for a conversation that is sure to challenge, educate, and inspire.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH!