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Title details for Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez - Available

Spirit Run

A 6000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land

by Noé Álvarez
Ramon De Ocampo
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Growing up in Yakima, Washington, Noe Álvarez worked at an apple-packing plant alongside his mother, who "slouched over a conveyor belt of fruit, shoulder to shoulder with mothers conditioned to believe this was all they could do with their lives." A university scholarship offered escape, but as a first-generation Latino college-goer, Álvarez struggled to fit in. At nineteen, he learned about a Native American/First Nations movement called the Peace and Dignity Journeys, epic marathons meant to renew cultural connections across North America. He dropped out of school and joined a group of Dene, Secwepemc, Gitxsan, Dakelh, Apache, Tohono O'odham, Seri, Purepecha, and Maya runners, all fleeing difficult beginnings. Telling their stories alongside his own, Álvarez writes about a four-month-long journey from Canada to Guatemala that pushed him to his limits. He writes not only of overcoming hunger, thirst, and fear-dangers included stone-throwing motorists and a mountain lion-but also of asserting Indigenous and working-class humanity in a capitalist society where oil extraction, deforestation, and substance abuse wreck communities.

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  • Release date

    March 3, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781684578702
      • File size: 153500 KB
      • Duration: 05:19:47

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Listeners will be captivated by the emotion in narrator Ramon de Ocampo's voice in this beautifully written account of a young man's life-changing journey. Alvarez sought to understand his own history and future on a run celebrating indigenous history and tradition. At age 19, the son of working-class Mexican immigrants drops out of college to join the Peace and Dignity Journeys, a 6,000-mile run across North America organized and led by indigenous people. De Ocampo respectfully gives voice to the stories of the many people Alvarez meets on the run, and his fluidity with the language makes the Spanish scattered throughout a pleasure to hear. His thoughtful narration adds to the quiet power of this compelling audiobook. L.S. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

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