Intertribal Creatives

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In 2020, Running Strong launched an arts and culture program, Intertribal Creatives initiative, to more strongly support the cultural, artistic and entrepreneurial work of Native American people. Intertribal Creatives’ mission is to promote the creativity, cultural celebration, and community connection for Native American people in urban areas.

Creativity: We support creative Natives. Online and in our brick-and-mortar stores, we house, sell, and promote authentic works of Native artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs.
Celebrate: We celebrate Native culture. Through celebration or identity, culture and accomplishments, we are helping to increase the visibility of Native people in urban centers.
Connect: We connect Native people. We provide space for Natives to connect and network with each other, their communities, and their cultures.

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2023 Dreamstarter

2023 Dreamstarter® Creatives

In 2021 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® launched Dreamstarter® Creative to support Native artists. Artists are cultural protectors, tradition keepers, and valuable contributors to the contemporary American art world as they connect Native traditions with an ever-changing and challenging

Dreamstarter

Dreamstarter Creative Camas Logue: Ink from algae to document the endangered C’waam fish

Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Creative Camas Logue (Klamath Tribes) of La Connor, Washington, told us in his grant application that his favorite medium is oil paint, saying, “I am most able to express the patterns and layers

Dreamstarter Creatives

Brooke Waldron: Helping to Preserve the Future with Native Pottery

Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Creative Brooke Waldron Waldron (Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe) of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, dream project was titled “Traditional Creation, the Preservation of the Future: A Historical design of Contemporary Woodland Native Pottery.” “My project was