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  • Lending a hand(print): Athletes raise awareness for missing, murdered Indigenous women

    Averi Roberts, Cronkite News|Updated Feb 2, 2021

    PHOENIX-The sight can be jarring: As a runner's graceful stride brings her closer, her face comes into focus. A rich, red handprint covers her mouth. We will not be silenced. The painted hand has become a powerful symbol for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement, known as MMIW, a cause boosted by the increasing number of athletes embracing it. "I didn't really think the paint would impact me as much," said Rosalie Fish, a member of the Cowlitz Tribe of southwest W...

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