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Shannon Loutitt fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2161
  • Fonds
  • 2004-2009

The fonds includes 1 VHS video, 1 DVD and 4 artifacts, as well as articles in Shout (Jan.2006), the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Wind Speaker (June, 2007),the Eagle Feather News (May, June 2007) regarding Shannon Loutitt and Tom Longboat; 2 articles by Shannon regarding preparing for her first marathon in 2004 and running the Boston Marathon in 2007; and a letter from the executive director of the Havard University Native American Program (April, 2007). Material from 2008 includes a poster advertising Athabasca's triathlon and posters advertising Shannon's 100 mile journey as well as an article in Canadian Running magazine (Nov/Dec.2008) and Reader's Digest (Oct.2009). The video is the statement of a Saskatchewan MLA on the Loutit story and the DVD is a recording from the National News on the Boston Marathon. The artifacts are a six point Hudson's Bay Company white striped blanket and a framed letter donated to the Loutit family on the occasion of Shannon's 2008 run to Athabasca, the Metis flag that Shannon carried at the Boston Marathon and the moccasins that Shannon wore during the Batoche Marathon named "History of Hope - Courage - Spirit - Endurance - Heart - Belief".

Loutitt, Shannon