Introducing Dreamstarter® Gold: Jeremy Dennis, MFA

2016 Running Strong for American Indian Youth Dreamstarter Jeremy Dennis’ (Shinnecock and Hassanamisco Nipmuc) original dream was a photography and awareness project titled “On This Site” with the goal of preserving culturally-significant locations around his community in Long Island, New York. Through photography, Jeremy provided insight into how the Shinnecock people and reservation were able […]

Introducing Dreamstarter® Gold: Dr. Cristin Haase, DMD, MPH

2015 Running Strong for American Indian Youth Dreamstarter® Dr. Cristin Haase (Cheyenne River Sioux) was a promising dental student at the A.T. Still University (ATSU) of Health Sciences whose dream was to mentor future American Indian dentists. Cristin’s dream was to implement a mentorship program at the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health which […]

Introducing Dreamstarter® Gold: Noah Hotchkiss

2015 Running Strong for American Indian Youth Dreamstarter Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss (Southern Ute/Southern Cheyenne/Caddo) was just 16 years old when he submitted his application for a Dreamstarter grant to fund his dream of helping wheelchair-bound Native youth such as himself realize their potential.   It was immediately obvious to us that he was wise […]