News & Events
[Press Release] ‘A Meeting of Sacred Waters’ Aspires for Critical Systemic Change
(December 14, 2022) TUCSON, Ariz. – Red Star International, Inc. is pleased to announce its global gathering of Indigenous voices at A Meeting of Sacred Waters | 2023 to be held at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona on February 16. According to Red Star’s founder and CEO, Aleena M. Kawe, A Meeting of Sacred […]
[Event] Training: More Than the 5 A’s Virtual Training Commercial Tobacco Cessation Beyond the Clinic Visit – August 25, 2022
(August 18, 2023) The Red Star team will be delivering this 3-hour training at the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Virtual Training Summit. Tobacco has always been apart of tribal ways yet commercial tobacco companies have twisted it into an addictive and deadly product. Today, most people who are addicted to nicotine want to quit, […]
[Event] From the Mountains to the Sea Film Screening – August 18, 2022
(August 18, 2022) 7:30pm @ The Loft Cinema (Tucson, AZ) Join us for a screening of our new short film, From the Mountains to the River, followed by a conversation about the health and healing of our rivers. “Kaua e kōrero mote Awa, me kōrero ki te Awa” “Do not merely speak of the River, […]
[Event] Transforming Tribal Health Governance August 1, 2022
(August 1, 2022) We are grateful to the Institute of Tribal Environmental Professionals for the opportunity to share the Tribal Health Governance Transformation: A Resource to Strengthen Sovereignty through Public Health Authority this August! We will be delivering a 3-hour pre-conference training at the National Tribal & Indigenous Climate Conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota on […]
[Event] Canoe Dedication on July 24, 2022 (Aotearoa)
(June 24, 2022) Red Star and Rehua Innovations are partnering to build a sailing outrigger canoe to revitalize mātangirua–dual powered sailing by wind and paddle. Through the vision of our canoe captain, Frank Te Mihinui Kawe, we received a grant from Creative New Zealand to build the sailing components of the canoe, which will be […]
[Newsletter] June 2022
(June 1, 2022) PREPARING FOR A NEW PHASE It’s that time of year here in Aotearoa when the caterpillars are eating all they can so they have energy and sustenance for the next phase of life. Like them, Red Star is readying itself for the next phase of our work. We hope you will join us on […]
Revitalizing Inherent Alignment for Community Health
(June 1, 2022) Red Star collaborated with four tribes and one tribal entity to work across sectors-health care, public health, social services and education-to strengthen communication, collaboration, and service coordination for their communities’ wellbeing. Red Star provided small grants and worked with the tribes to share their success stories with others. It was an honor […]
[Newsletter] January 2022
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[Newsletter] December 2021
(December 1, 2021) Realizing Indigenous Aspirations 2021 was fraught with challenges. We could either stagnate or innovate. We chose the latter and 2021 became a year of firsts. A SUCCESSFUL VIRTUAL GLOBAL GATHERING OF INDIGENOUS VOICES! Originally planned as an in-person statewide forum to be held in October 2020, A Meeting of Sacred Waters became a […]
[Event] From the Mountains to the Sea – American Indian Film Festival
(October 1, 2021) From the Mountains to the Sea: Concerns for the threatened Colorado River Basin drives Indigenous Leaders from Arizona on a remarkable journey to meet the Māori peoples of the Whanganui River. After winning a 175-year battle, the Whanganui River Tribes inspired the world when New Zealand law recognized their river as a […]