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• Life expectancy on the Pine Ridge Reservation is the lowest anywhere in the western hemisphere, except for Haiti. A recent study found the life expectancy for men is 48 years, for women it is 52 years on the Reservation.

• The Pine Ridge Reservation has the highest infant mortality rate in the United States.

• Many families have no electricity, telephone service, running water, or sewers and must use wood burning stoves to heat their homes.

• On reservations across the United States, school dropout rates, drug and alcohol abuse, and teen suicide rates are soaring.

 

Running Strong believes that by working with local communities, they can provide safe nurturing spaces full of healthy activities for American Indian children and teens.With your support, Running Strong is working to create a new generation of American leaders who demonstrate healthy lifestyles and pride in their heritage.

• Linguists estimate that when Europeans first came to this continent, more than 300 Native American languages were spoken in North America. Today, there are only about 100.

Running Strong seeks to prevent any further linguistic or cultural loss by supporting efforts to preserve knowledge passed down from a disappearing generation of elders and to teach it to the next generation of American Indian youth. Through our support of schools, cultural societies, traditional youth camps, and museums Running Strong is working to save and share American Indian culture for future generations.
 

 If you can, please help me to raise money for Running Strong for American Indian Youth. By doing so, we're helping to provide food, water and youth initiative programs that will benefit countless families in American Indian communities.

 If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the organization or the people they benefit please feel free to ask or check out any of these websites: 

www.billymills.org www.indianyouth.org/
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Thank you so much for your help and consideration. Please consider learning more about the cause or donating if you are of the means. Honestly every bit of knowledge as well as every dollar helps. 

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