Article 6WQJZ Indigenous runner Tom Longboat's legacy lives on at Boston Marathon

Indigenous runner Tom Longboat's legacy lives on at Boston Marathon

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Kristian Jamieson, a dental student in Ontario, Canada, has spent the past few years working toward a major goal of running the Boston Marathon. His dream is about to come true. But for Jamieson, the race is bigger than just a personal achievement. He's the great-great-grandson of Tom Longboat, who in 1907 became the first Indigenous person to win the Boston Marathon. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

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