Dream Like Billy 2023
To support a healthy tomorrow for Native American youth, Running Strong for American Indian Youth® is once again hosting our
June 7, 2023
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
May 17, 2023
Addressing Period Poverty in Native American Communities
Period poverty is a widespread issue that affects roughly 500 million women worldwide. In the US alone, about 16.9 million
May 11, 2023
Running Strong Dreamstarter Grants for Teachers: Supporting the Educational Needs of Native Students and Educators
Maya Angelou was quoted as saying “When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” This sums up, in part, the
May 8, 2023
Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
Today, May 5, is Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day, as throughout Indian Country and elsewhere Native communities
May 5, 2023
2023 Dreamstarter® Creatives
In 2021 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® launched Dreamstarter® Creative to support Native artists. Artists are cultural protectors, tradition
April 28, 2023
Tools for Growth at Pine Ridge
They are called “Tools for Growth” because that’s exactly what they are: shovels, rakes, hoes, pruners, cultivators and more, all
April 27, 2023
2023 DreamStarters Are Taking On Native American Environmental Justice Issues
The DreamStarter® Academy Grant Program is Running Strong’s initiative to cultivate and support the next generation of Native American leaders.
April 19, 2023
CERT Training on Pine Ridge
The Oyate Teca Project on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation held a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course on
April 19, 2023
A Year for Environmental Justice
On April 21, President Biden signed an executive order to revitalize our nation’s commitment to environmental justice for all. “President
April 19, 2023
2023 Dreamstarter Cruz Collin – Sustainability, Solar Technology, and Traditional Knowledge
2023 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Cruz Collin, 19, (Oglala Sioux) of Florence, Alabama, has a dream “to
April 14, 2023
2023 Dreamstarter Noah Proctor – Food Sovereignty One community at a time
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® 2023 Dreamstarter Noah Proctor, 22, (Piscataway Conoy), of Clinton, Maryland, has a dream to
April 14, 2023
