Professional cyclist Shayna Powless and her fiancé, Buffalo Bills nose tackle Eli Ankou, started the Dreamcatcher Foundation to raise awareness of a pandemic of violence.
All throughout the United States, frightening statistics regarding missing and murdered indigenous women continue to get little notice in mainstream media. Shayna Powless and Eli Ankou both come from indigenous ancestry, and when they had the opportunity to build the Dreamcatcher Foundation not only to draw attention to the stories of missing and murdered indigenous women, but also to engage those communities through sports, it seemed like a no-brainer.
Shayna Powless joins host Dan Cavallari on the Slow Guy on the Fast Ride podcast to explain what the Dreamcatcher Foundation does, how it came to be, and how an exceptionally effective photo shoot made Powless a prominent figure for justice and awareness within the cycling community.
Follow hashtag #MMIWG to learn more about missing and murdered indigenous women. you can also check out these resources:
https://www.dreamcatcherfdn.org
https://www.niwrc.org/mmiwg-awareness
https://airc.ucsc.edu/resources/mmiwg.html
MMIWG photos by Barbara Kreisle Photography
Theme music: “This Year” by Angela Sheik
