Dreamstarter Teacher

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Administrator
Published
22 February 2017

Tate Gooden was selected as a Dreamstarter Teacher by the Running Strong for American Indian Youth organization. He is one of twenty-four Dreamstarters chosen from a nationwide pool of teachers serving Native American/Alaska Native students. The Dreamstarter program is part of Running Strong’s five-year effort to support Native youth’s dreams for their communities through a variety of grants.

A grant of $1,000 will be given to Igiugig School to support the project of constructing a No-see-um Agricultural Research Center. This greenhouse will enable students to experience growing, processing, and selling food as part of their curriculum. The project is just one example of the exceptional teaching approach Tate and AJ are implementing in Igiugig. It will also support the village’s ongoing agricultural pursuits. In response to being selected for the Dreamstarter Grant, Tate says, “I am grateful to be associated with Billy Mills and to have been awarded the Dreamstarter Grant. I was fortunate, a number of year ago, to meet Billy Mills and here him talk. He is an inspiration to all Americans. It is my hope to bring to our students of Igiugig the very qualities that Mr. Mills brings to the world: passion, dedication, empathy, self sufficiency, identity and true power.”

Billy Mills is the national spokesman and co-founder of Running Strong for American Indian Youth. He is an inspiration to Native youth and all Americans as an Olympic gold medalist, the only person from the Western hemisphere to win the 10,000 meter race. His Olympic victory in 1964 was one of the greatest upsets in history, in what has been considered the greatest race of all time. A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, Billy was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, where he focuses his charity work to help others live their dreams. In his announcement about the Dreamstarter Teachers, Billy Mills writes: “Teachers and educators who inspire Native youth have chosen a sacred path. These days, we need creative, strong teachers for our youth more than ever. I’m proud to support their success through Dreamstarter Teacher.”

Visit a href="http://www.indianyouth.org" target="_blank">indianyouth.org to learn more about the Dreamstarter program and selected teachers.

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