70-year-old California Man Plans to Run Across the U.S. to Benefit Running Strong for American Indian Youth®
Robert Eilek of Temecula, California, was a middle school math teacher for more than 40 years before his retirement in 2019. During all those years, Robert, now 70, also stayed true to his passion for long-distance running, “cranking out at least 80 miles a week,” reported Carl Love, a contributing columnist to The Press-Enterprise of […]
Oyate Ta Kola Ku Community Center Construction Continues Full Steam Ahead
Work has been steadily progressing on the Oyate Teca Project’s Oyate Ta Kola Ku (Friend of All Nations) Community Center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for several months and we are pleased to report that even during the challenges posed by the frigid winter weather on the Great Plains of South Dakota our contractors […]
Afraid of Bear – American Horse Tiospaye Conducts Rites of Passage Ceremonies
With grant funding made possible by the supporters of Running Strong for American Indian Youth®, the Afraid of Bear – American Horse Tiospaye (extended tribal family) was able to hold Rites of Passage activities and ceremonies for Afraid of Bear granddaughters and create film records of the ceremony and its preparation. “We feel urgency around […]
