Running Strong for American Indian Youth supports Native communities in growing, accessing, and distributing healthy, culturally relevant foods through community gardens, mobile and farmers markets,
Nizhóní Begay, 26, is a scholar, role model, and philanthropist from the Navajo Nation. Being the only Indigenous student at her high school, Nizhoni often
Come the first week in January, Oglala Lakota families on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on the Great Plains of South Dakota will be hunkering
News erupted from Minneapolis, Minnesota, last Wednesday, January 7th, 2026, as reports began to emerge that 37-year-old American citizen Renee Good was fatally shot by
During the academic year, many Native American children rely on school-provided meals to stay nourished throughout the day. But on the weekends – when these
Anna Cuffee, 28, is a dedicated mother and birth worker from the Shinnecock Nation of New York. Inspired by her own adverse birth experience, Anna studied
Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss (Southern Ute, Caddo) and the Running Strong Dreamstarter Program have made a historic impact on health, inclusion, and disability awareness across
Once again this year, the Oyate Ta Kola Ku Community Center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on the Great Plains of South Dakota will
Running Strong’s Winter Warmth programs — including our winter clothing distribution — are vital lifelines that meet urgent needs and uphold dignity across Indian Country during the harshest
Dr. Sara Chase Merrick (Hoopa Valley Tribe) has profoundly impacted both the Hupa people of the Hoopa Valley and Indian Country as a whole through
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home to the Oglala Lakota Nation, is one of the largest reservations in the United States. Located in southwestern South
An American Indian reservation is an area of land recognized by the U.S. government where a Native Nation exercises authority and self-governance under federal trust.
