Support of Running Strong Heat Match Program ‘A Blessing’ says Oglala Sioux Tribe President
At Running Strong for American Indian Youth® we did not initiate our Heat Match program a quarter century ago for recognition, but to keep children, families, and elders on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on the Great Plains of South Dakota warm in their homes on the coldest days of winter. But, when Running Strong […]
Yuchi Language Project – 10 Yuchi children speaking their mother tongue for the first time in 100 years.
2022 was a successful year for our longtime partner, the Yuchi Language Project (YLP), in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, in its mission to keep alive the rich heritage of the Yuchi people by creating new young speakers through “breath-to-breath” immersion methods with fluent speakers and children. Program manager Halay Turning Heart reported that YLP was able to […]