About the Yellow Bird Non-Profit Organization

Yellow Bird Inc. is a federally recognized 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization established in 2006 by Phillip Whiteman Jr. & Lynette Two Bulls in Lame Deer, Montana.

After organizing the Fort Robinson Outbreak Spiritual Run for 13 years and seeing first hand how positive activities like the Run made in the lives of the youth, Phillip and Lynette decided to file for non-profit status to provide additional programming.

Yellow Bird Heove ve ‘keso, is the Northern Cheyenne name of Phillip Whiteman Jr. This name was passed down to him by a man named James Ant who was a community organizer. How appropriate to name the non profit Yellow Bird, Phillip is definitely following is his footsteps.
Phillip Whiteman, Jr.
Yellow Bird Heove ve ‘keso
Phillip Whiteman, Jr.
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Jun 14, 2010
Little Bighorn Memorial Spiritual Run set for June 25, 2010
Category: General
Posted by: Phillip
Memorial Spiritual Run Flyer
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CALLING ALL WARRIORS & NATIONS
TO GATHER ONCE AGAIN ALONG THE ROSEBUD CREEK
SPIRITUAL RUN FROM MEDICINE DEER ROCKS
TO LITTLE BIGHORN INDIAN MEMORIAL
Jan 27, 2010
Fort Robinson Outbreak Spiritual Run 2010
Category: General
Posted by: Phillip
Ft Robinson Run 2010

400-mile journey lets young Northern Cheyenne reconnect with their history.



Fort Robinson Outbreak Spiritual Runners










Jan 4, 2010
2010 Run Set for January 8-14
Category: General
Posted by: Phillip
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Aug 6, 2009
CHEYENNE MAY YIELD TO COAL
Category: General
Posted by: Phillip
The Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in eastern Montana lies on a blanket of rich coal. But tribal members have never wanted to mine it, even as mining surrounded them. As Daniel Kraker of Arizona Public Radio reports, that may be changing.


(Photo: Dan Kraker)
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Jun 15, 2009
WINONA LADUKE OF HONOR THE EARTH AND SAM MCCRACKEN OF NIKE WILL SPEAK IN LAME DEER
Category: General
Posted by: Phillip
Yellow Bird Inc. a Native Non Profit Organization based in Lame Deer Montana will be hosting a Community gathering and Honoring of the Fort Robinson Outbreak Spiritual Runners on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 6 pm, Allen Rowland Gymnasium in Lame Deer.


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Mar 5, 2009
USA TODAY REPORTS ON COAL MINING ON THE CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION
Category: General
Posted by: Phillip
USA TodayOne of the passions of Phillip and Lynette is protecting Mother Earth and they started a non-profit organization to do just that. Yellow Bird, Inc.




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Jan 20, 2009
2009 FORT ROBINSON OUTBREAK SPIRITUAL RUN
Category: General
Posted by: Phillip

Cheyenne OutbreakN. Cheyenne youths carry flag in relay Founder began run to remember breakout at Fort Robinson
By MATT HAGENGRUBER Of The Gazette Staff
Reprinted Here :: Copyright © The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises.


BUSBY - For 10 years, Phillip Whiteman Jr. has been teaching Northern Cheyenne kids about respect and priorities by convincing them to run a 400-mile relay in January. It seems to be paying off. Every year, about 100 tribal members - most of them grade-schoolers - run 400 miles from Fort Robinson, Neb., to a graveyard in Busby.
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