Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month and the languages, cultures, traditions and young people carrying Native communities forward.
October 28, 2026
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month and the languages, cultures, traditions and young people carrying Native communities forward.
With support from Running Strong, Sara Merrick and the Hupa Language Immersion Nest are helping a new generation learn Hupa and carry Verdena Parker’s legacy forward.
Tsalagi Language: A Guide to the History and Heart of the Cherokee People The Tsalagi language, often known as the Cherokee language, is more than
Shayleena Britton is from the Round Valley Indian Tribes and is a Wailaki language teacher for her community and outside of the reservation. The Wailaki
Dreamstarter Elizah Dominy is helping Tlingit and Haida youth in Washington connect with their ancestral languages, cultural traditions, and community.
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Creative Anpa’o Locke (Húŋkpapȟa Lakota & Ahtna Dené), 27, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a multi-hyphenate artist and
2026-2027 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Teacher Tara Crenshaw is a reading specialist at Atoka Elementary School in Atoka, Oklahoma. Her project, “Strengthening
The Yuchi Language Project in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, was founded in 1994 and has partnered with Running Strong since 1996 to preserve, protect and promote the Yuchi language.
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Creative Robert DeGaetano (Mashpee Wampanoag), 24, of Douglas, Massachusetts, has been doing acrylic painting and shell-work using quahog
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Creative Jessica Swann (Piscataway Conoy), 35, of LaPlata, Maryland, is actively engaged in preserving and sharing her tribe’s
2026-2027 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Teacher Ronald Brillantes is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) teacher at the Pahin Sinte Owayawa/Porcupine
2026-2027 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Teacher Amanda Derby is a teaching principal at the Yolla Bolly Continuation High School in Covelo, California.