Celebrating Our 2024-25 Dreamstarter Teachers!
As we prepare to welcome a new cohort of Dreamstarter Teachers for the 2025–26 school year, we pause to celebrate the successes of last year’s
August 26, 2025
As we prepare to welcome a new cohort of Dreamstarter Teachers for the 2025–26 school year, we pause to celebrate the successes of last year’s
November is Native American Heritage Month and the perfect opportunity to explore the vibrant world of Native American culture and traditions. Native American culture is
Native youth today represent strength, resilience, and cultural pride. At the same time, they face systemic challenges that affect their health, education, and opportunities. At
During the academic year, many Native children rely on school-provided meals to stay nourished throughout the day. But on weekends—when these services aren’t available—students often
Native American students make up a small fraction of the U.S. public school population. As of Fall 2022, only about 449,000 American Indian and Alaska
What Is Native American Art? Native American art encompasses the visual, functional, and symbolic creations of Indigenous peoples across North America. These works include everything
Each fall, Running Strong organizes backpack donations filled with school supplies to Native American youth, to provide for students in Elementary Schools, through Junior High
Empowering Indigenous Youth Through Education Nizhóní Begay (Diné and Quechua), 27, of Marina del Rey, California, has been selected as a 2025 Running Strong for
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is vast – over 3,400 square miles. The distances families and elders must travel to access healthy food are long and
Background 2025 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Aaron Baumgardner (Catawba Indian Nation), 29, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, is using his $20,000 Dreamstarter
Since its opening in 2023, our Oyate Ta Kola Ku (OTKK) Community Center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has become a space dedicated to
For nearly three decades, thanks to the supporters of Running Strong for American Indian Youth®, we have been able to help ensure that the Yuchi