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Native Star Foundation
…Generating and promoting healthy mindsets of Native people through cultural practices.


Native Star Foundation Blog and Updates


Ms. Marcia Hunter, Tule River Tribal Elder and Cultural Bearer
Please tell us about yourself (name, age, tribe, and work you've done in your life). I'd like to say “ Heyuk min Yokuts” – meaning...
Apr 110 min read


Cathy Jo Dickinson, Choctaw Nation Tribal Member and New Nicotine-Free Champion
Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in California. When I was growing up, I used to spend the summers in Oklahoma where my...
Mar 257 min read


Red Medicine Tobacco Prevention Project Summer Intern, Jazzmyn Conners and Their Time at Hart Park
Our RMTPP 2023 summer intern Jazzmyn Conners was at Hart Park for one day looking around and cleaning up cigarette butts. Read further to...
Oct 5, 20234 min read


Santa Rosa Rancheria Joins with the RMTPP to Fight Vaping in their Community!
(Kings, CA) In February 2023, the Red Medicine team was honored to meet with Santa Rosa Rancheria (SRR) Tachi Tribe Education Director,...
Jul 11, 20233 min read


Protecting our Earth From Commercial Tobacco Litter and Waste: 3 Partners Join Efforts
This year the Red Medicine Project in collaboration with our partners was happy to support 3 separate tobacco waste clean-up events in 3...
Jul 11, 20233 min read


A Reason to Quit
Willie Carrillo, President Native Star Foundation Shares His Quitting Smoking Experience As we forge forward at the Red Medicine Tobacco...
Mar 23, 20227 min read


Red Medicine Tobacco Prevention Project’s Youth Tobacco Learning Collaborative is in Full Swing
The RMTPP in collaboration with our partners at Owens Valley Career Development Center (OVCDC) Lake Isabella and Visalia have been...
Mar 8, 20222 min read


Central Valley Youth – Power and Action!
The California Health Collaborative’s Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) Presents at Dinuba City Council. September 14, 6:30 pm, Dinuba, CA....
Oct 8, 20212 min read


Want to know what’s up with young people and vaping?
See the most recent data on youth and young adult vaping now available! Data was gathered from various sources such as the California...
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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