Billy Mills won the medal at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. A member of the Lakota Sioux born on a reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D., Mills fought prejudice to become an award-winning runner. He is now an entrepreneur and community leader and leads a charity, Running Strong for American Indian Youth.

The only American to win the Olympic men's 10,000-meter run gold medal will deliver the keynote address Wednesday to begin Marquette's American Indian Celebration.

Billy Mills won the medal at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. A member of the Lakota Sioux born on a reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D., Mills fought prejudice to become an award-winning runner. He is now an entrepreneur and community leader and leads a charity, Running Strong for American Indian Youth.

The speech is at 7 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. A reception will follow; the speech is sponsored by the Office of Student Development and Intercollegiate Athletics.