2026-2027 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Teacher Tara Crenshaw is a reading specialist at Atoka Elementary School in Atoka, Oklahoma. Her project, “Strengthening
The Yuchi Language Project in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, was founded in 1994 and has partnered with Running Strong since 1996 to preserve, protect and promote the Yuchi language.
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Creative Robert DeGaetano (Mashpee Wampanoag), 24, of Douglas, Massachusetts, has been doing acrylic painting and shell-work using quahog
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Creative Jessica Swann (Piscataway Conoy), 35, of LaPlata, Maryland, is actively engaged in preserving and sharing her tribe’s
2026-2027 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Teacher Ronald Brillantes is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) teacher at the Pahin Sinte Owayawa/Porcupine
2026-2027 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Teacher Amanda Derby is a teaching principal at the Yolla Bolly Continuation High School in Covelo, California.
