Billy Mills
Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) is Running Strong’s National Spokesperson. An Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Olympics, Billy has dedicated his life to serving Native American communities.
Our focus on youth programs fosters change across age groups and entire communities.
Our leadership is committed to preserving the traditions, languages and sanctity of American Indian communities.
Rather than coming into a community and announcing what we will do, we listen to what our partners tell us they need.
Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) is Running Strong’s National Spokesperson. An Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Olympics, Billy has dedicated his life to serving Native American communities.
Our organic gardens and food programs tackle malnutrition by providing healthy meals and fresh produce to Native American children and their families. We help to establish community gardens, household gardens, and communal greenhouse programs while also integrating educational and cultural aspects and how to plant traditional gardens.
When Running Strong for American Indian Youth® was formed in 1986, getting clean, safe drinking water to the residents of Pine Ridge was one of our top priorities. Previously, Running Strong satisfied this need by drilling water wells. However, the need for wells declined as the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System was created and water lines were laid providing access to water. This past year through Diné NaabehóTó (the Navajo People’s Water Challenge), Running Strong connected 13 households to water in these communities, providing 92 individuals with access to clean, running water.
When Running Strong for American Indian Youth® was formed in 1986, getting clean, safe drinking water to the residents of Pine Ridge was one of our top priorities. Previously, Running Strong satisfied this need by drilling water wells. However, the need for wells declined as the Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System was created and water lines were laid providing access to water.
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Hannah-Rose Waller is a 23-year-old filmmaker from the Osage Indian Reservation in Hominy, OK and a graduate from NYU. Through our Dreamstarter program, she's creating a 30-minute short film, Pretty Hair Camp, about two young Osages who fall in love in the early 1980s against the backdrop of cultural decline and loss.
By telling this story, Hannah is telling the world that the modern lives of Osage people are rich in perspective and meaning and are shaped by their community and the generations that came before.
𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐮𝐩-𝐭𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.
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Oh Hannah, I'm just so proud of you. You're doing absolutely wonderful things. The world is your oyster.
Congratulations Hannah!!
Congratulations Hannah!
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Dowawisnima Groves is a sixteen-year-old high school sophomore, artist, and dancer from Utah County. Growing up away from her tribal communities, Dowawisnima experiences first-hand the challenges of remaining connected to culture.
Thanks to our Dreamstarter program aimed at giving Native youth a voice, Dowawisnima is creating opportunities for youth to discover what it means to be Indigenous through a series of regalia making, beadwork, and music workshops.
𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐩-𝐭𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲.
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Period Poverty is real. Period Poverty can cause young women to hide. We are working to stop that in native communities across the country. Our feminine hygiene kits include essential hygiene products to provide comfort and security to indigenous women and girls in underserved communities.
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In 2021, Devyn sustained a traumatic Spinal Cord Injury resulting in paralysis from the chest down. She endured and overcame the challenges of paraplegia, becoming a skilled wheelchair basketball player, mountain biker, and skier.
Devyn is on a mission to share stories of other Native Americans with disabilities that have used adaptive sports as a tool to lead successful lives, families, and careers.
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Great role model 👏👏👏
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐞𝐫𝐚? Carrie Johnson, a Native student at Austin College shares the story of perseverance in Native communities when government institutions attempted to erase Native culture and assimilate them into white society .
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𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲? Get 4 Native American recipes when you sign up for our newsletter & join the journey to end food insecurity on reservations.
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Just made this added green beans, red kidney beans, sweet potatoes and tomatoes,carrots it is delicious
The picture does not seem to be a picture of the recipe...
This is really good.
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