Billy Mills
Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) is Running Strongโs National Spokesperson. An Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Olympics, Billy has dedicated his life to serving Native American communities.
Our focus on youth programs fosters change across age groups and entire communities.
Our leadership is committed to preserving the traditions, languages and sanctity of American Indian communities.
Rather than coming into a community and announcing what we will do, we listen to what our partners tell us they need.
Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) is Running Strongโs National Spokesperson. An Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Olympics, Billy has dedicated his life to serving Native American communities.
Our organic gardens and food programs tackle malnutrition by providing healthy meals and fresh produce to Native American children and their families. We help to establish community gardens, household gardens, and communal greenhouse programs while also integrating educational and cultural aspects and how to plant traditional gardens.
When Running Strong for American Indian Youthยฎ was formed in 1986, getting clean, safe drinking water to the residents of Pine Ridge was one of our top priorities. Previously, Running Strong satisfied this need by drilling water wells. However, the need for wells declined as the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System was created and water lines were laid providing access to water. This past year throughย Dinรฉ NaabehรณTรณ (the Navajo Peopleโs Water Challenge), Running Strong connected 13 households to water in these communities, providing 92 individuals with access to clean, running water.ย ย
When Running Strong for American Indian Youthยฎ was formed in 1986, getting clean, safe drinking water to the residents of Pine Ridge was one of our top priorities. Previously, Running Strong satisfied this need by drilling water wells. However, the need for wells declined as the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System was created and water lines were laid providing access to water.
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Ste. 200
Alexandria, VA 22309
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Dowawisnima Groves is a sixteen-year-old high school sophomore, artist, and dancer from Utah County. Growing up away from her tribal communities, Dowawisnima experiences first-hand the challenges of remaining connected to culture.
Thanks to our Dreamstarter program aimed at giving Native youth a voice, Dowawisnima is creating opportunities for youth to discover what it means to be Indigenous through a series of regalia making, beadwork, and music workshops.
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Period Poverty is real. Period Poverty can cause young women to hide. We are working to stop that in native communities across the country. Our feminine hygiene kits include essential hygiene products to provide comfort and security to indigenous women and girls in underserved communities.
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In 2021, Devyn sustained a traumatic Spinal Cord Injury resulting in paralysis from the chest down. She endured and overcame the challenges of paraplegia, becoming a skilled wheelchair basketball player, mountain biker, and skier.
Devyn is on a mission to share stories of other Native Americans with disabilities that have used adaptive sports as a tool to lead successful lives, families, and careers.
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Great role model ๐๐๐
๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐? Carrie Johnson, a Native student at Austin College shares the story of perseverance in Native communities when government institutions attempted to erase Native culture and assimilate them into white society .
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Just made this added green beans, red kidney beans, sweet potatoes and tomatoes,carrots it is delicious
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Last year, our Organic Food & Garden Program provided 30,600 pounds of food to the Cheyenne Indian Reservation and to families that would otherwise be food insecure.
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