Arc'teryx Rockefeller Center
600 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020
10/30/2026
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a panel discussion celebrating Indigenous runners and the diverse experiences within their community. Hear firsthand stories and perspectives from Indigenous runners as they share what running means to them, how their identities and communities shape their relationship with the sport, and what it means to create space for Indigenous representation within the running community.
The panel will begin with a screening of the trailer for “Remaining Native”, a documentary film that profiles Yerington Paiute runner, Ku Stevens. As Ku competes with the aim of being recruited by a top-tier college program he also starts to reflect on his great grandfather’s experience of running away from boarding school multiple times before the age of ten. Attendees will receive a code to view the feature-length documentary after the panel, at their own leisure.
Limited Edition Walk Gently x Wings shirt will be available through donation
Meet your panelists:
Paige Bethmann: Paige is a Haudenosaunee woman and feature filmmaker based in Rochester, New York. Over the last 10 years, Paige has worked in non-fiction television for various digital and broadcast networks such as ESPN, PBS, Vox Media, Youtube Originals, USA, and NBC. Her directorial debut REMAINING NATIVE premiered at SXSW, winning a special Jury Award and Audience Award.
Dr. Buu Nygren: Dr. Buu Nygren is the 10th President of the Navajo Nation. He is an avid runner and recently ran & biked 250 miles across the Navajo Nation to unite his people and help citizens attain access to Tribal departments and services.
James Rima: James Rima is a high school track and field coach and Spokane Tribal Councilman with a storied history in Tribal athletics. James is committed to uplifting the next generation of Native American athletes.
Joe Rush: Joe Rush is an Indigenous runner living in Minnesota and a Tribal citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota. He has dreams of running the OTQ for the marathon and representing the Sioux Nation and all Indigenous peoples at the highest levels of competition. Joe was also a member of the 2017 Wings National Team.
Kristen Wyman: Kristen Wyman is a citizen of the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Tribe in Massachusetts. In 2026 Kristen completed the Boston Marathon as her first marathon, running the ancestral pathways of her Nipmuc peoples. She currently lives on a 64-acre farm outside of Boston, where she grows traditional foods and works to rebuild Nipmuc foodways.
