“You gotta watch Yellowstone,” said Robert Doore, Principal Stakeholder Engagement Representative at Marathon Petroleum. “It’s really a great show.”

Doore is talking about Paramount Network’s series Yellowstone, a modern-day Western that incorporates a more realistic portrayal of Native Americans into the show’s storyline, as opposed to the stereotypes that were more commonly featured in the traditional Western narratives. It gives viewers a more accurate view of life on tribal lands, which it strives to get right by consulting with the tribes who live there.  

Doore is also working to give a more accurate view of the lives of indigenous people. Robert Doore’s legal name is Robert Rides at the Door, or Eee Tooks Dough Toop Pee, which in the Blackfeet language translates to He Who Rides From The Enemy’s Door. He explains that his last name was shortened to Doore to be competitive in mainstream society, but he’ll never forget who he is. Doore was raised on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, Montana, and is a member of the Blackfeet Nation. As the former Director of Guest Experience at FedExField just outside Washington, D.C., he was the highest ranking Native American in the NFL since the first president of the NFL, Jim Thorpe, in the early 1920s.

Doore joined Marathon Petroleum in February in a hybrid role connecting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I). He’s based at the company’s Denver office but travels to provide employee training sessions and build relationships with community groups across the country.

Go to the source: Our People: Hall of Famer Robert Doore breaking down barriers (marathonpetroleum.com)