News & Events
[Blog] Revitalizing Canoe Traditions for Our Future
(August 21, 2023) In Aotearoa (New Zealand), we seek to maintain strong paddling and sailing traditions. These traditions and practices are central to who we are as Māori. It’s part of our whakapapa – our DNA. These practices strengthen our connection to each other and the natural world. What makes preserving canoe traditions important? Canoe […]
[Blog] Building a Foundation for Public Health Excellence through Capacity Assessment
(July 18, 2023) Community wellness is a deep cultural value and is central to Tribal and Territorial Health Departments’ (THD) mission. Recent threats from a global pandemic and the climate crisis highlight the importance of THD leadership and capacity to protect the community’s health. The THD Guide to Assessing Public Health Capacity: A Collaborative Approach […]
[Blog] Advancing Global Indigenous Collaboration to Restore Balance in Human Wellbeing and the Environment
(June 1, 2023) “Now is the time to deconstruct the systems that reinforce colonialism and perpetuate inequities.” (Tucson, AZ) The urgency surrounding climate change and ecosystem collapse necessitates immediate and informed action. While calls for Indigenous engagement in decision-making continue, a more profound transformation is required—one that is led by Indigenous peoples themselves. Red Star […]
[Blog] A Meeting of Sacred Waters and Indigenous-led systems change
(May 1, 2023) Indigenous-led systems change involves recognizing and addressing historical and ongoing systemic injustices impacting Indigenous communities. (Phoenix, AZ) Three years ago, Red Star International, Inc. (Red Star) invited a delegation of tribal leaders representing four tribal communities in Arizona to meet the Māori Peoples in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This cross-cultural exchange took place along […]
[Press Release] Speakers for A Meeting of Sacred Waters
(February 1, 2023) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Aleena Kawe, Chief Executive Officer (520) 777-9208info@redstarintl.org Red Star International Announces Speakers for ‘A Meeting of Sacred Waters’ 2023 TUCSON, Ariz. – Red Star International, Inc. is pleased to announce its speakers for the upcoming conference “A Meeting of Sacred Waters 2023” to be held at the Heard […]
[Event] A Meeting of Sacred Waters 2023
(December 14, 2022) Save The Date: February 16, 2023 A Global Gathering of Indigenous Voices10am to 4pm • HYBRIDHeard Museum • Phoenix, Arizona Register Today >> Land and Water AcknowledgementWe respecfully acknowledge the meeting will be held on the ancestral homelands of the Akimel O’odham and Piipaash (Maricopa) Peoples and their descendents. We also acknowledge […]
[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 […]