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 […]
News You Can Use | 11/6
The news from Indian Country this week includes a record-breaking amount of Native Americans elected to Congress, nearly a dozen Arizona tribes battle the digital divide, the history behind military vehicles bearing tribal names, and more from the first week of November! [visual-link-preview encoded=”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”] [visual-link-preview encoded=”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”] [visual-link-preview encoded=”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”] [visual-link-preview encoded=”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″] [visual-link-preview encoded=”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″] [visual-link-preview encoded=”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”]
Thank you for helping Running Strong secure Native American Voting Rights
In 1789, the Naturalization Act granted the right to vote to property-owning and tax-paying white males, but it wasn’t until 1924 – 135 years later – that Native Americans were finally given the right to vote. Ninety-six years later on the most consequential presidential election in our lifetime, untold thousands of Native Americans – U.S. […]
Introducing Dreamstarter® Gold: Dr. Sara (Chase) Merrick
2017 Running Strong for American Indian Youth Dreamstarter® Dr. Sara Merrick (neé Chase, Hoopa Valley Tribe) applied for her initial Dreamstarter grant to start a Hupa Language Immersion Camp to teach Hupa youth the language and start the process of creating new language speakers. “Although we already have a language programs in the school, […]
Running Strong Dreamstarters Awarded the Gift of Scholarship by the Earl and Anna Broady Foundation
Earl C. Broady, Sr., was a pioneering Black man who started out as a janitor and later in life became a judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court. During his career he served as a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department through the 1930s and 1940s, and also as a district attorney for […]
Introducing Dreamstarter® Gold: Riel LaPlant, MA
2017 Running Strong for American Indian Youth Dreamstarter® Riel LaPlant (Blackfeet Nation) applied for his original Dreamstarter grant to realize his dream, “Rising Cedar Storytelling Project,” to partner Native American youth with teacher candidates in the Evergreen State College Master in Teaching program to construct a lodge (tipi). “Native elders and artists will help guide […]
Five Named “Dreamstarter® Golds,” Win $50K Award from Billy Mills and Running Strong for American Indian Youth
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills announced five Native American young professionals to receive $50,000 Dreamstarter® Gold grants for projects that help bring their dreams to life. Each of the five Dreamstarter® Gold recipients, who are all American Indian and previous grantees of Running Strong, will work with a community nonprofit to […]
Week of October 19 | News You Can Use
News you can use from the week of October 22, from all over Indian Country! Hundreds of treaty records digitized, a new Native American memorial is unveiled, updates on the Dakota pipeline, and more! 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October News You Can Use (10/16)
How a 17-year-old golfer from Pine Ridge Reservation rose through the ranks, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian announces their new National Native American Veteran’s Memorial, famous Native American celebrities you may know, and more from this week in Native news! 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News You Can Use! October 9, 2020
Dreamstarter Kevin Belin is featured in Central Lakes College’s Office of Equity and Inclusion’s Cultural Thursday Program, the history of Native Americans and the 1918 Spanish flu, Native healing in Minneapolis, and more from this week in Indian Country! [visual-link-preview encoded=”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”] [visual-link-preview encoded=”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”] [visual-link-preview encoded=”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″] [visual-link-preview encoded=”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″] [visual-link-preview encoded=”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”]
Beat The Drum. Keep The Count!: 2020 Census deadline extended to help count Indian Country!
We at Running Strong for American Indian Youth are pleased to report that the deadline to submit forms for the 2020 U.S. Census has been restored to its original date of October 31 to help ensure that all Native Americans have the opportunity to complete theirs. As Native Americans throughout Indian Country, especially on vast, […]
Road to Tokyo: Return from Tokyo and the Next Steps
Our return flight from Tokyo, Japan was a time for relaxing, sleeping and reflecting on all that has happened to us during the past 8 months. Patricia has been amazingly supportive and her presence in Tokyo proved vital to my Olympic 10,0000 meter victory. It has emerged as our Olympic triumph. Our flight was also […]
October 2020 News You Can Use
Oldest food discoveries from around the world, celebrating Native American’s Day, the end of the 2020 Census, and more! 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“The first on the land should not be the last to vote” – Native Americans Voting Rights are supported!
On September 22, National Voter Registration Day, we asked our supporters to sign our petition urging lawmakers in Congress to pass the Native American Voting Rights Act (NAVRA) — are we are pleased to report that hundreds responded. Running Strong for American Indian Youth joins with the Lakota People’s Law Project which stated “The right […]
Voice Your Vote! Help us pass Native American Voting Rights Act today!
Sign the petition here! As you may be aware, today, September 22, is National Voter Registration Day, a massive cross-country effort to register voters well in advance of Election Day this November, and for us at Running Strong for American Indian Youth® that includes ensuring that all eligible Native American voters throughout Indian Country are […]
Dreamstarter Kevin Belin teaches important Navajo life lessons with fun and games
2019 Running Strong for American Indian Youth Dreamstarter Kevin Belin (Navajo Nation), of Crownpoint, New Mexico, is realizing his dream “Hashké — Hozhó Design & Collaborative” by creating cultural materials and resources for the modern classroom, utilizing various approaches and methods to learning the Navajo language and culture. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 […]
September 2020
From tribal wildfire management to how Navajo Nation earned its first day with no new coronavirus cases, these are the must-read stories from Indian Country in September 2020! 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Fall arrives on Pine Ridge along with food and medicine help from friends
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is sadly known as a “food desert” where fresh vegetables and fruits are scarce, and expensive when available, and even healthier processed foods such as canned vegetables can be difficult to find among the shelves stocked with potato chips and other high-fat, high-sodium, high-sugar foods full of empty calories and […]
Release: Billy Mills Calls for Native American Communities to Be Counted, Reinstate 2020 Census Deadline
Billy Mills Calls for Native American Communities to Be Counted, Reinstate 2020 Census Deadline Running Strong for American Indian Youth delivers 2,027 signatures to Senate leadership to reinstate Census deadline extension WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Olympic Gold Medalist and Running Strong for American Indian Youth National Spokesperson Billy Mills delivered 2,027 signatures to the U.S. […]
August E-News: Emergency food, water projects, and back to school!
Frozen food boxes reach Navajo amidst coronavirus spike This week, Navajo Nation health officials reported 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths. That brings the total number of Navajo residents infected to 9,519, and 6,996 have recovered. The Navajo Nation lifted its stay-at-home order last Sunday, but is encouraging residents to leave […]
Thousands of Native Children Looking Forward to a Successful New School Year
This month marks the start of a new school year for thousands of Native children across Indian Country who are facing the uncertainty of whether their school buildings will be open for classes, or whether they will struggle to attend virtually with either spotty, or even non-existent internet access at home.
Road to Tokyo: The Olympic Games come to an end
Today is October 18, 1964. Patricia and I are returning from a command performance with one of my heroes — Lieutenant General Victor Krulak “Brute” — the commanding general of the largest field command in the US Marine Corps. The last four days have been exhilarating, exhausting and a whirlwind of interviews, appearances, and more, […]
Billy Mills: “Native people will not be undercounted in the 2020 U.S. Census. The time is now!”
Dear Supporter of Running Strong for American Indian Youth®, With the knowledge that Native Americans have been traditionally severely undercounted in past decades in the U.S. Census due to a variety of reasons, in January (which today seems so long ago) Running Strong reached out to our many partners throughout Indian Country to offer support […]
Sacred Healing Circle emergency housing repairs arrive in time on Pine Ridge
The Sacred Healing Circle (SHC) has been serving the Oglala Lakota Nation and other bands of the Oceti Sakowin (the Seven Council Fires, the proper name for the people commonly known as Sioux) on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation since 2005, including emergency housing repairs. “Sacred Healing Circle is a nonprofit organization established to assist […]
Smart Sacks ensure hundreds of Menominee children don’t arrive at school hungry on Monday mornings
When the Keshena Primary School opens in September, for the next 15 weeks thanks to the supporters of Running Strong for American Indian Youth, each Friday afternoon 450 Menominee children will be heading home with a Smart Sack. They’re called “Smart Sacks” for good reason – a child who does not have access to healthy […]
Back to School across Indian Country with the supplies children need, thanks to the supporters of Running Strong
Former Running Strong Dreamstarter JoRee LaFrance, is a board member with the Bridge Foundation in Billings, Montana, which provides services and support to Apsáalooke and Northern Cheyenne students who received backpacks filled with school supplies thanks to the supporters of Running Strong for American Indian Youth®. “There is a very high unemployment rate on the […]
Frozen protein boxes reach Navajo Nation amidst coronavirus spike
This week, Navajo Nation health officials reported 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths. That brings the total number of Navajo residents infected to 9,519, and 6,996 have recovered. The Navajo Nation lifted its stay-at-home order last Sunday, but is encouraging residents to leave their homes only for emergencies or essential activities. Much of the Navajo Nation has […]
2019 Dreamstarter Joshua Smith encourages fellow youth to follow their dreams
2019 Running Strong for American Indian Youth Dreamstarter Joshua Smith (Osage) applied for his $10,000 Dreamstarter grant with a dream of entrepreneurship of opening his own coffee roaster company, Ekowah Coffee. In addition to providing high-quality, delicious coffee to companies within the hospitality industry and individuals nationwide, he was committed to partnering with the Osage […]
Cheyenne River children learn their history through The Keya Foundation
Thanks to the supporters of Running Strong for American Indian Youth®, for the past two years we have been able to provide grant funding to our longtime partner, The Keya Foundation, for its Intergenerational Lakota History Children’s Book Project enabling children to illustrate stories as told to them by the Lakota Elders on the Cheyenne […]
August
Justice Department statement on MMIW; Menominee teacher wins National Human and Civil Rights Award; food justice impacts; and more from this month in news. 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