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[Practice Brief] Tribal Success Stories
(September 27, 2021) Tribal Success Stories are practice briefs developed by tribes for tribes. In their own words, each success story describes the tribe’s journey towards achieving its goals, including its strategies, lessons learned and resources that supported their effort. Success stories serve as a resource for other tribes who might be on a similar […]
[Tool Kit] A Commercial Tobacco Cessation Intervention in Tribal Communities
(September 27, 2021) Guided by activities and reflections, More Than the 5A’s workbook is a practical guide for implementing an evidence-based commercial tobacco cessation intervention. This workbook is designed for staff delivery community-based programs in non-clinical settings. Program staff, community health nurses and representatives, among others, have a unique opportunity to help community members quit […]
Indigenous Exchange
Red Star is leading a 3-year international Indigenous knowledge exchange about the health and healing of our rivers in partnership with the Te Pou Tupua (the human face and voice of Te Awa Tupua) in Aotearoa, and the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Join our growing community as we look to Indigenous-led pathways to create real, systemic change.
[Save The Date] – A Meeting of Sacred Waters 2023
(August 8, 2021) EVENT DATE: NOV 18 (US) / NOV 19 (NZ), 2021 – Register Now! Join us for a conversation about the health and healing of our rivers. Rivers are living entities. They embody a life force, spiritual power and authority unto themselves. As Indigenous peoples, our relationship with rivers, springs, and oceans is […]
[Press Release] Aligning Systems for Health in Tribal Communities
(July 22, 2021) Red Star and its partners from Seven Directions, A Center for Indigenous Public Health based at the University of Washington, are honored to work with five tribal nations to increase capacity and to deepen their understanding of systems – people, processes, and context. The launch of our new study, Indigenous Health Systems: […]
[Press Release] Red Star leads exploration of pathways to build climate and ecosystem resilience.
(January 31, 2021) Indigenous communities are among those most adversely affected by climate change, despite contributing very little to its causes. According to a recent United Nations, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, biodiversity is declining less rapidly in lands that are traditionally owned, managed, used or occupied by Indigenous people. Colonial […]
[Newsletter] March 2021
(March 1, 2021) Webinar Announcement Advancing Indigenous self-determination for healthy and vibrant communities is our mission. REDEFINING HEALTH GOVERNANCE Join us for a webinar introducing the Tribal Health Governance Transformation: A Resource to Strengthen Sovereignty through Public Health Authority. This resource is a practical guide to enhance tribal governance and public health law, build strategic partnerships, and improve […]
[Tool Kit] Tribal Health Governance Transformation
(February 1, 2021) Red Star and its partners from Seven Directions, A Center for Indigenous Public Health based at the University of Washington, are excited to share Tribal Health Governance Transformation: A Resource to Strengthen Sovereignty Through Public Health Authority. This practical guide was created to enhance tribal governance and public health law, build strategic […]
[Practice Brief] Becoming Butterfly through Performance Management
(January 24, 2021) Becoming Butterfly is a framework that draws from an Indigenous model of healing, and proposes a community-centered, public health approach to transform Indigenous health systems using an adapted performance management model to improve health.
[Report] Tribal Public Health Institute Feasibility Project
(January 12, 2021) Findings discussed in this report affirm the feasibility and desirability of a TPHI to serve as a partner in addressing the health needs of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The report describes a strong Tribal outreach and engagement approach through the project.