With support from Running Strong, Sara Merrick and the Hupa Language Immersion Nest are helping a new generation learn Hupa and carry Verdena Parker’s legacy forward.
Tsalagi Language: A Guide to the History and Heart of the Cherokee People The Tsalagi language, often known as the Cherokee language, is more than
Shayleena Britton is from the Round Valley Indian Tribes and is a Wailaki language teacher for her community and outside of the reservation. The Wailaki
Dreamstarter Elizah Dominy is helping Tlingit and Haida youth in Washington connect with their ancestral languages, cultural traditions, and community.
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Creative Anpa’o Locke (Húŋkpapȟa Lakota & Ahtna Dené), 27, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a multi-hyphenate artist and
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
