Nike, Bureau of Indian Education sign agreement

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Nike and the Bureau of Indian Education have agreed to a memorandum of understanding in which the two will collaborate on ways to promote healthy lifestyles for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Included in the effort will be a focus on combating diabetes, a disease that affects nearly 13 percent of the American Indian and Alaska Native population.

A signing ceremony marking the agreement was held May 12 at Nike headquarters in Beaverton. Nike began its programs for Native American communities in the U.S. more than 10 years ago.