Release: The Oyate Teca Project Breaks Ground on Oyate Ta Kola Ku Community Center
Running Strong for American Indian Youth to support 21,000 ft2 structure on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation KYLE, SD – On Tuesday, August 10, the Oyate Teca Project and Running Strong for American Indian Youth officially broke ground for the Oyate Ta Kola Ku Community Center after receiving the appropriate ground blessings from community members. The […]
Dreamstarter® Dawn Marie helps her students succeed with StudyStrong kits
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® 2020 Dreamstarter Dawn Marie Johnson (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), is a Career & Technical Education teacher and Community Outreach Coordinator at the Joe Foss High School at Axtell Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As a Dreamstarter, Dawn’s dream is to create health and well-being kits for students in the […]
A Letter to Gene “Oyate Ta Kola Ku” Krizek, Founder of Christian Relief Services, for Pine Ridge Community Center Groundbreaking
“… I would now like to share a few words about the man who is the inspiration for this community center. Eugene Krizek was born on December 17, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio. During the next 93 years, Gene would join the U.S. Air Force under General Dwight D. Eisenhower, go to Washington, DC as a […]
