Distance runner Doretta Wilson has nothing to celebrate in Amerindian Heritage Month

Doretta Wilson

By Iva Wharton

Rugged terrain, lack of proper representation, inadequate finance and poor communication continue to work against the development of Amerindian sportsmen and women, says Mark Rodrigues of the Hinterland Youth and Development Association.

Rodrigues cited the  particular case of  Doretta Wilson, one of the better distance runners, whose  career is said to be on the brink of collapse.

Wilson, a young woman with tremendous potential, is back in her native village of Achiwuibo in the