Oyate Teca Project Offers Arts Classes to Preserve Lakota Culture
Since the start of 2023, at least since the notoriously brutal and frigid weather on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on the Great Plains of
Since the start of 2023, at least since the notoriously brutal and frigid weather on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on the Great Plains of
Running Strong for American Indian Youth to support 21,000 ft2 structure on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation KYLE, SD – On Tuesday, August 10, the Oyate
Running Strong for American Indian Youth to fund 19,000 square feet expansion WASHINGTON, DC – The Oyate Teca Project and Running Strong for American Indian
It’s mid-March and the 45 participants in the Oyate Teca Project’s Medicine Root gardening program on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have been planning out
The Oyate Teca Project is getting back to work after a successful holiday season from Pine Ridge and preparing for the upcoming spring schedule. The
Thanks to the supporters of Running Strong for American Indian Youth® and the hard work of the Oyate Teca Project’s staff, thousands of residents of
On October 16, the 50 participants of the Oyate Teca Project’s Medicine Root Gardening Program graduated from the nine-month course. Everyone celebrated their achievement at
Thanks to the supporters of Running Strong for American Indian Youth® and the hard work of Oyate Teca staff, thousands of residents of the Pine
Although it’s January and on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation the low temperatures will remain in the teens for the next several weeks and the
The Oyate Teca Project on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation may be our newest affiliate, but its history of serving children and families on the
Although the official first day of summer is June 21, for children on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation – such as those who attend Little
Congratulations Rose! A hearty congratulations goes out to Running Strong for American Indian Youth® field staffer Rose Fraser, executive director the Oyate Teca Project, who is one of the six inaugural Oceti Sakowin Solve
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $100,000 from Newman’s Own
This spring, Running Strong for American Indian Youth® has helped to secure three grants totaling $72,594 for the Oyate Teca Project’s youth gardening program known
The Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Oyate Ta Kola Ku (Friend of All Nations) Community Center formally opened its doors to the residents of
OYATE TA KOLA KU COMMUNITY CENTER For Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, this Community Center is a 21,000 foot state of the art Center place where
In the spring of 2021, Running Strong for American Indian Youth® proudly announced our vision for the proposed Oyate Ta Kola Ku Community Center to
Work has been steadily progressing on the Oyate Teca Project’s Oyate Ta Kola Ku (Friend of All Nations) Community Center on the Pine Ridge Indian
Oyate Ta Kola Ku Community Center It’s the nutrition. It’s the traditional way. A healthy diet is truly the Lakota way. Billy Mills Lakota (Sioux)
2021 Dreamstarter Academy In early 2020, Running Strong for American Indian Youth announced our sixth class of Dreamstarters: 10 Native youth from across the country
In 2023, the Medicine Root Garden program, operated by our partner on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the Oyate Teca Project, trained or assisted 62
On February 11, 2021, the Office of the President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in remote southwestern South Dakota issued comments to the National Telecommunications
“As individuals and as a nation we have been spiritually crippled, because after the massacre at Wounded Knee, our ancestors had never gone through the
The Running Strong Santa is everywhere this year! This holiday season, we are working to ensure that “Santa” doesn’t pass hundreds of Native American children
Due to many complicating factors, including remoteness and geographic isolation, many Native American communities on reservations live without consistent access to high-quality grocery stores and
Breaking Barriers: The Struggle for School Supplies in Indian CountryEvery year, countless Native American families across Indian Country confront the harsh reality that affording basic
Historical Native American Food Insecurity When Native Americans were forced onto reservations, their traditional food systems and traditions were disrupted. They had to forge a
They are called “Tools for Growth” because that’s exactly what they are: shovels, rakes, hoes, pruners, cultivators and more, all with the purpose of enabling
The Oyate Teca Project on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation held a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course on April 14, 15 and 16,
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