Running Strong and Billy Mills Call for Kansas City Football Team to Drop Native Imagery

Running Strong for American Indian Youth® co-founder and national spokesperson Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) has long been opposed to sports teams using proud Native Americans as their “mascots.” “It’s time to change,” Billy told Indianz.com earlier this decade on the topic. “It’s time for America to move on. “It’s time for those individuals and those […]

With Running Strong’s Support, Brave Heart Society Continues to Call Culture Home

2019 marked the 25-year-long journey of culture restoration between Running Strong for American Indian Youth® and the Brave Heart Society on the Yankton Reservation in Lake Andes, South Dakota. “This long-range vision and financial support has assisted Brave Heart to become a national leader in cultural protections of land and water, youth, language, indigenous games, […]