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Running Strong Field Office - Montana |
 Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo (Crow) founded the Center Pole for children on the Crow Reservation.
Organization: Running Strong for American Indian Youth®
Year: 2006-Present
Tribe: Crow
Reservation: Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations
Location: Garryowen, MT
Running Strong operates a field office in Garryowen, MT, on the Crow Indian Reservation.
The office is run by Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo (Crow), founder and Exceutive Director of the Center Pole.
Peggy was featured in Montana Folks as a "Native American Entrepreneur" and named one of 57 personalities that make Montana unique.
Peggy's creativity, commitment and hardwork have led the Center Pole to be ranked as one of the leading organizations for social justice in the United States by the Ford Foundation and the Advocacy Institute of Washington, DC.
Peggy White is currently featured in a traveling exhibit on Crow and Northern Cheyenne culture that is part of the American Indian Tribal Histories Project. She is recognized as a tribal leader.
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