Aboriginal teens training for Michael Thomas Race Day 5k run – CBC

Mi’kmaq Confederacy program aims to get as many teens as possible involved

Apr 29, 2016

Every Wednesday evening, a group of teenagers from P.E.I.’s Lennox Island laces up their shoes, and heads out for a run.

They’re training for Michael Thomas Race Day on June 4, when they’ll run a 5k.

“I haven’t done anything as major as this,” said Logen Lewis, one of the teens in the group.

The running group is organized by the Mi’kmaq Confederacy of P.E.I. There’s also a group training in the Mi’kmaq community in Scotchfort.

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