Billy Mills
Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) is Running Strongโs National Spokesperson. An Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Olympics, Billy has dedicated his life to serving Native American communities.
Our focus on youth programs fosters change across age groups and entire communities.
Our leadership is committed to preserving the traditions, languages and sanctity of American Indian communities.
Rather than coming into a community and announcing what we will do, we listen to what our partners tell us they need.
Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) is Running Strongโs National Spokesperson. An Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Olympics, Billy has dedicated his life to serving Native American communities.
Our organic gardens and food programs tackle malnutrition by providing healthy meals and fresh produce to Native American children and their families. We help to establish community gardens, household gardens, and communal greenhouse programs while also integrating educational and cultural aspects and how to plant traditional gardens.
When Running Strong for American Indian Youthยฎ was formed in 1986, getting clean, safe drinking water to the residents of Pine Ridge was one of our top priorities. Previously, Running Strong satisfied this need by drilling water wells. However, the need for wells declined as the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System was created and water lines were laid providing access to water. This past year throughย Dinรฉ NaabehรณTรณ (the Navajo Peopleโs Water Challenge), Running Strong connected 13 households to water in these communities, providing 92 individuals with access to clean, running water.ย ย
When Running Strong for American Indian Youthยฎ was formed in 1986, getting clean, safe drinking water to the residents of Pine Ridge was one of our top priorities. Previously, Running Strong satisfied this need by drilling water wells. However, the need for wells declined as the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System was created and water lines were laid providing access to water.
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Jacob Grignon, an enrolled member of the Menominee Tribe, is a student, a photographer, and a musician who is passionate about passing on the stories of his Native elders.
Thanks to our Dreamstarter program, he'll be giving elders the opportunity to share their stories and giving Native youth moderated access to their lessons through relationship-building and interviews.
๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ!
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Each feminine hygiene kit contains tampons, maxi pads, soap, hand sanitizer, antiseptic wipes, and can offer a month's worth of comfort and assurance to a young woman and only costs $22 per kit.
With the generous support of our donors we can reach our goal of distributing 3,000 kits this summer to underserved native women and girls.
Help us end Period Poverty in Native Communities by making a donation today. -
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Thank you for this! Please also consider offering more sustainable options such as reusable products that will last many months, or years. For instance, washable, reusable pads, period underwear, & menstruation cups. Some companies like SAALT have good deals and donate some, I believe.
Hannah-Rose Waller is a 23-year-old filmmaker from the Osage Indian Reservation in Hominy, OK and a graduate from NYU. Through our Dreamstarter program, she's creating a 30-minute short film, Pretty Hair Camp, about two young Osages who fall in love in the early 1980s against the backdrop of cultural decline and loss.
By telling this story, Hannah is telling the world that the modern lives of Osage people are rich in perspective and meaning and are shaped by their community and the generations that came before.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฉ-๐ญ๐จ-๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ.
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Oh Hannah, I'm just so proud of you. You're doing absolutely wonderful things. The world is your oyster.
Congratulations Hannah!!
Congratulations Hannah!
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Dowawisnima Groves is a sixteen-year-old high school sophomore, artist, and dancer from Utah County. Growing up away from her tribal communities, Dowawisnima experiences first-hand the challenges of remaining connected to culture.
Thanks to our Dreamstarter program aimed at giving Native youth a voice, Dowawisnima is creating opportunities for youth to discover what it means to be Indigenous through a series of regalia making, beadwork, and music workshops.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฉ-๐ญ๐จ-๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ.
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Period Poverty is real. Period Poverty can cause young women to hide. We are working to stop that in native communities across the country. Our feminine hygiene kits include essential hygiene products to provide comfort and security to indigenous women and girls in underserved communities.
Help us end Period Poverty in Native Communities by making a donation today.
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In 2021, Devyn sustained a traumatic Spinal Cord Injury resulting in paralysis from the chest down. She endured and overcame the challenges of paraplegia, becoming a skilled wheelchair basketball player, mountain biker, and skier.
Devyn is on a mission to share stories of other Native Americans with disabilities that have used adaptive sports as a tool to lead successful lives, families, and careers.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ to stay up to date on inspiring stories from Native youth.
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Great role model ๐๐๐