News & Events
[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 […]
[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 […]