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Mother and child on a hill (Akwesasne, NY 2007)
The Iewirokas (First Environment) Project, was founded by Running Strong field coordinator Katsi...
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Santa makes a visit
Santa visits homes across the reservation, bringing gifts to all the children
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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2008
Santa with Cheyenne River kids (Cheyenne River Reservation, SD 2007)
The Cheyenne River Reservation is located in one of the two poorest counties in the entire United...
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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2008
A girl revels in her armful of gifts
Bearing the gifts she received from Santa, a girl holds her bounty
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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2008
Fort Robinson Outbreak Spritual Run (NE 2008)
Drilling a well for a family without running water (Pine Ridge Reservation, SD 2007)
Running Strong volunteer Ken Lone Elk (left) and Eldon Cassidy of the Wild Goose Well Drilling...
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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2008
A little boy next to his family's new well (Pine Ridge Reservation, 2007)
A little boy is overjoyed as his family's trailor finally gets running water for the...
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A little boy with a backpack full of food to get him through the weekend (Cheyenne River Reservation, SD 2007)
At the Takini School on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, SD children live far apart from each...
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A girl fills her red pack with supplies for the weekend
Running Staff and a Member of the Running Strong Board of Directors at Wacipi (Cheyenne River Reservation, SD 2007)
Running Strong field coordinator Tom Cook (Akwesasne Mohawk, on far left) and Running...
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Dancers sweep the floor at the 2007 powwow
During the 2007 Running Strong Reservation Tour, dancers perform a stunning powwow
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EUCHEE children surrounding elder Maggie Marsey during class activity
In 2007, EUCHEE children learn the almost extinct language from elder Maggie
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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2008
Boys will be boys at the Cheyenne River Youth Project Dedication 2007
On the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, during the Dedication, boys seem tough, but act silly on bikes.
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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2008
All is peace and love for the group of smiley girls
Isnati Ceremony held by the Braveheart Society (Yankton Reservation, SD 2006)
Due to government intervention, the boarding school system, and the breakdown of families due...
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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2008
Teenagers put up a Tipi by the Missouri River (Yankton Reservation, SD 2006)
The Brave Heart Society works tirelessly to preserve Dakota traditional knowledge and to encourage...
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Four Generations of Brave Heart Women (Yankton Reservation, SD 2007)
The Brave Heart Society is the revival of a traditional cultural society for women and works...
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Helping a family heat their home all winter (Pine Ridge Reservation, SD 2007)
As home heating costs have more than doubled over the past year, many American Indian families are...
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Uploaded on Jun 23, 2008
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