The Running Strong’s News You Can Use From Indian Country contains the latest news we are following. From Billy Mills’ reflections to how the coronavirus has impacted Native communities, these are the stories impacting the areas we serve. As a Native American-led organization, we take pride in letting our partners direct us to where they need us the most in their communities.
Here are the updates from across the country that inspire our work and motivate us to keep building a bright future for Native American youth and the communities they live in.
June 18, 2021 | News You Can Use from Indian Country!
June 17, 2021
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In this week’s News You Can Use, read about the first female chief of Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, receiving the honor of appearing on a U.S. quarter; learn about the comics of Marty Two Bulls (Oglala Lakota), 2021 Pulitzer Prize
June 11, 2021 | News You Can Use!
June 9, 2021
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Welcome to the June 11 edition of Running Strong’s News You Can Use! This week’s top stories include a celebration of Indigenous Pride, an update on the fight against Canadian oil pipeline Line 3, the history of our partner Oyate
May 21, 2021 | News You Can Use!
May 21, 2021
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Welcome to the May 21, 2021, News You Can Use! This week, catch up in the latest Native representation in popular culture with Vogue Mexico’s Alaska Native covergirl, Quannah Chasinghorse; Teton Saltes’s journey from rez basketball player to New York
May 7, 2021 | News You Can Use!
May 6, 2021
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Welcome to the May 7 edition of News You Can Use! President Biden declared May 5 to be National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day; Secretary Haaland moves on her taskforce to address MMIW; NASA works with the Cherokee
April 23, 2021 | News You Can Use!
April 23, 2021
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Happy Friday, and welcome to this week’s edition of News You Can Use! This week we learn about Secretary Haaland’s actions to address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, celebrate Earth Day with “green” tribes across the country, and read rave
April 17, 2021 | News You Can Use!
April 15, 2021
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Welcome to the April 17 edition of News You Can Use! This week we are highlighting the Yuchi Language Project, one of Running Strong’s partners, who is featured in a national article about preserving Native languages; we mourn the death
