About

Mission Statement

The mission of Native Love is to empower Native youth by provided culturally responsive programming. Native Love seeks to preserve culture through providing services to indigenous people and indigenous youth by supporting culturally sustaining practices in the Four Corners region.

History

Native Love was founded by the Bluestar Family, on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, in Southwestern Colorado, to serve all Native youth and peoples, regardless of Tribe. The vision was to pass on Traditional knowledge and culturally relevant events to enrolled tribal members, descendants and family members of enrolled Tribal members.

Daisy Bluestar

Executive Director

Southern Ute Tribal Member

Nieda Chakee

Board Member

Southern Ute Tribal Elder

Ceriss Blackwood

Board Member

Indigenous Chicana

Oolcu Buckskin

Board Member

Southern Ute Tribal Member

Cythia Buckskin

Board Member

Southern Ute Tribal Elder

Elisia Cruz

Youth Representative

Southern Ute First Descendant